Despite the best efforts of some elitist Obama bloggers and their militant followers who are apparently out to crush all dissent, most Democrats in the nation continue to prefer Hillary to Obama.
Rasmussen Reports Presidential Tracking Poll 3/25:
Hillary Rodham Clinton is "currently viewed favorably by 74% of Democrats nationwide, Obama by only 67%. By way of comparison, McCain is viewed favorably by 83% of Republicans."
The number of Democratic Primary voters who say they will vote for Hillary in the general is now at 71 percent. If Barack Obama is the nominee, the number who will vote for him in the general falls to 64 percent. Hillary leads Obama in the nation by 46-43.
UPDATE: And a similar finding from Gallup: "[A]lmost all Democratic voters who say they support Obama for their party's nomination also say they would vote for him in a general election matchup against McCain. But only 59% of Democratic voters who support Clinton say they would vote for Obama against McCain, while 28% say they would vote for the Republican McCain. This suggests that some Clinton supporters are so strongly opposed to Obama (or so loyal to Clinton) that they would go so far as to vote for the "other" party's candidate next November if Obama is the Democratic nominee." [ via ]
Did the poll ask if Hillary supporters would vote for Cynthia McKinney?
"I am confident I will get her votes if I'm the nominee. It's not clear she would get the votes I got if she were the nominee."
-- Barack Obama
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