More evidence that the much-ballyhooed 51-46 poll is receiving a tad too much attention:
In the poll, Bush beat Dean by 22 percentage points among likely voters. Against an unnamed Democrat, Bush won by 17 percentage points.
And of more immediate interest:
Dean still tops the Democratic field in the national survey, at 24%, but the 21-point lead he held over Clark less than a month ago has narrowed to just 4 percentage points, within the poll's margin of error.
Although, as I have argued before, the national polling for the nominations isn't very useful.
Source: Clark closes in on Dean in poll; Bush still beats Democratic field
Posted by Steven Taylor at January 7, 2024 12:33 PM | TrackBackWell the obvious conclusion from the poll you site is that Howard Dean should change his name -- or just eliminate having a name entirely. That would make him a bit more competitive.
His signs could read, "_______ for America."
Of course, many of the Angry Left are actively supporting the "unnamed Democract" -- "Anybody but Bush for Amereica."*
* While I will more than likely vote for Bush, I would be happy to be the "anybody but" candidate they are thinking. However, I really think they would rather have a bush than a lemon.
Posted by: John Lemon at January 7, 2024 05:10 PM