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Regis Philbin
Mar 11th, 2008, 07:20 PM
:hah: Looks like Hillary made an excellent commercial...for McCain.

http://www.rasmussenreports.com/public_content/politics/election_20082/2008_presidential_election/42_want_mccain_to_answer_3_00_a_m_phone_call

The commercial was credited as one factor enabling Clinton to turn her campaign around in Texas last week. But, 42% of all voters said the person they’d most want to answer the phone was John McCain. Among all voters, 25% picked Clinton and another 25% named Obama as the person they’d want in the White House when a foreign policy crisis call arrived.

Among Democrats, 46% said they’d like Clinton to take that call while 36% named Obama.

Among Republicans, 79% named McCain while neither Democrat reached double digits.

Among unaffiliated voters, 39% said McCain would be their top choice to handle such a crisis. Twenty-seven percent (27%) of unaffiliateds said they thought Obama was the best to handle the call while 18% named Clinton.

Among men, 51% preferred McCain, 21% Obama, and 19% Clinton. Women were evenly divided—33% for McCain and 30% for each of the Democrats.

DoubleEdgeSword
Mar 11th, 2008, 09:57 PM
So, among all voters, only 42% wanted a Republican to pick up the phone, and 50% wanted a Democrat to pick up the phone (one was just as good as the other, as long as it wasn't a Republican). Sounds good to me. :)

Annoyedlistner
Mar 12th, 2008, 07:58 AM
Regis....Id like to see this poll once the Democratic candidate has been picked.

Hmm 2 democrats, and one republican......of course the Republican candidate is going to have more of a percentage because his isnt split between two people.

You arent comparing apples to apples, your spinning....thats all your doing.

typical

LesterX
Mar 12th, 2008, 09:05 AM
^Exactly. Anybody with a minimum of brain cells understands that the Dem. candidates split the Dem. vote.

pinky
Mar 12th, 2008, 03:53 PM
And, in this case, I doubt there are many supporters of one of the Dems who would truly object to the other.

lions1mew
Mar 12th, 2008, 06:10 PM
I damn sure don't want McCain answering the phone ... he'll have his thumb on the button to launch.

pinky
Mar 12th, 2008, 11:14 PM
Besides, old people get cranky when their sleep is interrupted. :p

lions1mew
Mar 12th, 2008, 11:18 PM
Ain't that the truth Pinky? LOL