Non Generic Democrats Fall Flat

J.J. Jackson* | May 4, 2008

Filed Under Eyes on 2008, General Politics, The Democrats, The Republicans

Pollsters love to claim that Democrats are trusted more on key issues than Republicans. They get these results most often by not assigning any names but just using generic labels. However, when names are attached the results often flip … which lead to the question as to whether or not your average voter has a clue about where the parties stand in general.

On as series of key Election 2008 issues, voters generally trust Democrats more than Republicans on most key electoral issues. At the same time, however, John McCain is trusted more than Hillary Clinton or Barack Obama on these issues (see video report). This ability of McCain to outperform the party label helps explain why he is competitive with the Democrats in national polling.

No joke, the numbers are stunning … not that McCain is a great Republican mind you.

Economy: Democrats favored 48% - 40%. BUT McCain is favored 47% - 42% over Hillary and 46% - 39% over Obama.

Iraq War: Democrats favored 45% - 43%. BUT McCain is favored 50% - 40% over Hillary and 48% - 39% over Obama.

National Security: Democrats favored 47% - 42%. But McCain is favored 54% - 34% over Hillary and 47% - 34% over Obama.

Government Ethics: Democrats favored 28% - 32%. But McCain is favored 47% - 34% over Hillary but Barack Obama beats McCain 44% - 33% despite his propensity for lying coming out into the open.

Taxes: Republicans favored 46% - 42%. McCain is favored 45% - 36% over Hillary and 41% - 38% over Obama.

So the question to all you people that trust “Democrats” more is what fictitious Democrats are you planning on voting for? And why if you disagree with them as being the best candidates? because Hillary and Barack are pretty much your typical liberal Democrats - like it or not.

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