NC poll

[Fmr. Gov. NickG]

Well, that's the first poll I've ever seen, at least since Kerry became the frontrunner anyway, that showed Kerry running worse against Bush than Edwards. Every other poll has shown Kerry running better.

Well, if Edwards wasn't outpolling Kerry in his home state, he might as well quit now.  Interestingly, I haven't seen any other state polls in Southern states comparing Kerry and Edwards vs. Bush.  This is the type of data Edwards needs to swing the electability argument.

And a couple months ago, Edwards was LOSING to Bush IN NORTH CAROLINA by 15+ points!

[Fmr. Gov. NickG]

Duh, I failed to notice that the topic of this thread was "NC poll". My bad. I thought this poll was for the entire country.

In that case, I fail to see why Republicans are touting it as good. Kerry is doing better than Gore in NC...yeah, Edwards would be stronger in the South. But I still don't think he'd win much in the South, and Kerry has other strengths which help him with swing voters in the swing states--greater experience, a military record, etc. Also, he has much more money and by not taking the primary matching funds, he won't be hamstrung while Bush spends freely. Bush would have far more money than Edwards for this reason and would rip him to shreds while Edwards would be unable to raise the money to defend himself.

The Democratic nominee doesn't need to win "much" in the South, just one state to win the EC!