Pew Poll on crossover appeal...

[hopein08]

Sorry if this is already posted but I found an article at WaPo that had this very interesting link that I thought I'd share.

http://people-press.org/reports/display.php3?ReportID=261

It's on crossover appeal for prospective '08 nominees.

My personal high points...

Edwards has the highest Dem. general approval rating of the Dems (at 68%) even with Bill Clinton in the mix.

48% of Repubs have a favorable opinion of Edwards (the highest Dem.).

Hillary is clearly a polarizing figure that should be avoided.

Just my humble opinion!

Any thoughts?

[revree]

1. I love Edwards...

and his wife is awesome, too. They are sharp, intelligent, compassionate people who are always working for what is best for the country. Edwards is a southern man, too, which would hold great appeal for Southern on-the-fencers...Edwards has the potential to reach all those people who vote occasionally or not at all.

Hillary scares me...

[Erika]

2. I do too

He's everything it takes to get elected.

[Gloria]

3. Where's Clark on the list of possibles? He's not included in the

poll....why not??

[EC]

4. My old Repuge boss said he'd vote for

Hillary or Edwards...I don't know if he really would, since he's a faithful creature of habit...

[Awsi Dooger]

5. It's a bit late to brainstorm that Edwards is likeable

And it equates to swaying votes from people who would normally reject us. I was among the Edwards supporters in '04. Haven't seen AP in a while, come to think of it. He was the premier Edwards booster on DU.

Thank you for this poll. I know I saw it in another forum, perhaps Politics/Campaigns, but not necessarily here. PEW does excellent work. I'm looking forward to their next report on party identification to see if Bush's ongoing problems have had an impact there.