Stolen directly from Geraghty, the latest Rasmussen numbers:
- McCain now leads Obama 46% to 43% and Clinton 48% to 43%.
- Obama is viewed favorably by 51% and unfavorably by 46%. McCain’s numbers are 55% favorable, 42% unfavorable. Clinton earns positive reviews from 47% of Likely Voters nationwide and negative assessments from 52%.
- McCain is trusted more by 55% of voters when it comes to National Security issues. Obama is trusted more by just 30% on this point. Just half (51%) of Democrats express more trust in Obama than McCain on national security. Unaffiliated voters prefer McCain by a two-to-one margin.
- On Iraq, McCain has a much smaller advantage—49% trust McCain while 39% prefer Obama.
- When it comes to the economy, 45% prefer McCain while 39% trust Obama more.
The general election is a long time away, but there’s something going on here. Rasmussen explains “McCain has consistently held a modest lead over Clinton but he moved ahead of Obama only after publication of the controversial New York Times article last week.” Captain Ed delves into those numbers–66 percent of respondents said the piece was a deliberate attempt to “hurt the McCain campaign.” One wonders what Marilyn Thompson would make of all this.
