Obama-Powell '08?
By: Lowell
Published On: 7/18/2008 5:01:13 PM
According to Zogby, Barack Obama-Colin Powell looks like the strongest ticket for the Democrats. Zogby's analysis says:
While just 10% of likely voters said the selection of Powell would make them less likely to vote for Obama - giving him a net positive of 32% - Obama's former challenger for the Democratic nomination, Sen. Hillary Clinton, fared less positively overall. Even though 30% of likely voters would be more likely to support Obama with Clinton on the ticket, 25% would be less likely - giving Clinton just a 5% net positive rating among likely voters. Clinton fares much better with fellow Democrats, as 47% said they would be more likely to vote for Obama if Clinton were his running mate, for a net positive of 32% among Democrats.
On the Republican side, "former Republican nomination challengers Mike Huckabee and Mitt Romney earned the strongest support from likely voters overall, as well as from Republicans and political independents."
I guess we'll see soon enough...probably by mid-August, I'd think.
Comments
Aww =( (tx2vadem - 7/18/2008 5:26:24 PM)
No love for Biden. And not enough love for Bill Richardson.
Colin Powell? Really? This is just one of those political junky fantasies like Condoleezza Rice as VP (or Carly Fiorina for that matter.)
No Edwards either . . . (JPTERP - 7/18/2008 8:09:49 PM)
The SurveyUSA numbers were kind of eye-popping in terms of the impact, so I'm a little surprised that other pollsters haven't tried to anchor the SurveyUSA results. No Wes Clark either -- I'd be curious to see how those numbers stacked up.
What's going on?! (Johnny Camacho - 7/18/2008 11:59:08 PM)
I don't understand the Biden numbers. The Democratic sample used for this poll must contain a significant number of individuals who resent experience, knowledge, charisma, and a good sense of humor.
Powell as VP... (Kindler - 7/18/2008 8:48:18 PM)
...could dilute the whole "Iraq War was a mistake" message a teeny-tiny bit...
Does that really matter at this point? (Lowell - 7/18/2008 9:14:33 PM)
I mean, the salience of Iraq as an issue in this campaign has fallen tremendously, while the economy has skyrocketed. Also, the "surge" appears to have worked, or something has, and the situation in Iraq appears to have improved dramatically. At this point, I don't see Iraq being a huge issue in the election...something I certainly wouldn't have predicted a few years ago.
Ahhh Colin Powell.... (bladerunner - 7/18/2008 9:36:58 PM)
Uhhhmmm....I remember I mentioned Colin Powell a few months back. In fact I mentioned it right here on RK. But I can not claim that it was my thought...I heard it from good looking conservative pundent Monica Crowley. I don't know all the pluses and minuses of all the potential VP candidates, but Colin sounds like a good bet as any.
As far as the surge goes--I think our troops did a great job, but it's nothing more than temporary. It's kind of like Vietnam. Take Hill C, we leave, then the NVC come back the next night, and really was it really worth all the lives, money and time? If a conservative highlights the "Surge" as some great accomoplishment--IT'S NOT, basically because it's temporary. Heck the bad boys maybe just hanging low for a while until Yankee Doodle Dandy leaves. I can't believe the media is falling for the stupid spin about the surge like it's the the end of conflict in Iraq. Haven't we heard that before? Regardless 16 months and were gone!!!
Never going to happen (Glant - 7/19/2008 12:27:49 AM)
Powell is too tainted by his UN Speech on Saddam's WMD's. He let Bush use him for 4 years and there is no way the Democrats are now going to give him the #2 spot on the ticket.
No Powell (humanfont - 7/19/2008 1:34:45 AM)
You can't pick a republican as your running mate. Also you can't pick anyone who was associated with selling the war. The best pick is a fresh face, but with some credentials. Reed from Rhode Island is my leading candidate now. That or Lee Hamilton. Hamilton could put Georgia over the top.
Lee Hamilton is 77 years old (Chris Guy - 7/19/2008 2:03:37 AM)
and he's from Indiana, not Georgia.
Maybe you're thinking of Sam Nunn?
Your right (humanfont - 7/19/2008 2:43:42 AM)
Sam Nunn not Lee Hamilton.
Looks to be a name recognition poll more than anything else (justicat - 7/19/2008 9:59:13 AM)
Powell and Clinton are the household names, so are getting higher nrs, both positive and negative. Would doubt that this has much credibility, and also would note that it doesn't resemble the finalist list a great deal.
I admit (Tiderion - 7/20/2008 4:09:39 AM)
I'd like to see Powell up there on the ticket. However, my respect for the man means nothing about his actual effectiveness as a VP candidate or even VP. Frankly, Biden and Clark have done such a better job already. I mean, look at Wesley Clark being the attack dog already.