Friday, May 23, 2008

The strongest Democrat

One of Clinton's arguments for the nomination is that she is stronger against McC. The data at
RealClearPolitics
does not back this argument. Rather they are equally paired against the Republican. RCP averages all the polls, and here are some highlights:

Both O and C beat McC in Ohio in a close race, O by more.

Both O and C beat McC in Penn. with a comfortable margin, C by more.

McC beats O very closely in Florida, C wins.

McC beats C very closely in Mich, O wins.

If you go through the average polls thus far for the "battleground states," neither Dem candidate emerges stronger against McC than the other. The C and O spins are not backed by data. But I guess that's the definition of "a spin": a claim not backed by data.

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