Democrats stronger in Missouri (All beat GOP in match-ups) [View All]

[Kurt_and_Hunter]

Cheerful results, considering I've seen Missouri mentioned as the toughest of the big three possible pick-up states---Missouri, Ohio and Florida. (personally, I think Florida is the toughest and Ohio the easiest)

Research 2000 released a poll from Missouri today. And the top 3 Democrats lead all 12 of their match-ups against the 3 Republicans -- and here too, McCain is the strongest GOPer. And remember, this is a state Bush won twice, rather comfortably in 2004.

Hillary Clinton crushes Rudy Giuliani 47% to 39%, Mitt Romney 47% to 38%, and Fred Thompson 46% to 38%. She also leads McCain, albeit by a smaller 46% to 41%.

Obama leads 46% to 42% against Giuliani, 46% to 38% against Romney, 47% to 38% against Thompson. He does lead McCain by 6 points, though, 46% to 40%.

Edwards leads Giuliani 47% to 40%, Romney 47% to 38%, Thompson 47% to 37%, and McCain 46% to 41%.

It is worth noting that these results come despite Hillary Clinton's high unfavorables (47-48), while Obama stands at 45-31. The Republican numbers are bad (Giuliani is also 47-48), which seems to be a result of the voters souring on the GOP.

http://www.campaigndiaries.com/2007/11/democrats-strong-in-minnesota-and.html