POLL: Obama beats McCain by 12. Hillary beats McCain by 6. Obama beats Hillary (50-43).

[jefferson_dem]

Republican McCain trails Clinton and Obama: poll 1 hour, 23 minutes ago

Presumptive Republican presidential nominee John McCain trails Democrats Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama in hypothetical matchups, according to a Washington Post-ABC News poll released on Wednesday.

Illinois Sen. Obama leads McCain by 12 percentage points -- 52 percent to 40 percent; New York Sen. Clinton leads McCain by 6 points -- 50 percent to 44 percent, the poll found.

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The percentage of Americans discouraged by McCain's age (27 percent) is more than double the number who would be less enthusiastic about supporting Obama, who would be the first African American president or Clinton, who would be the first female president, the Post reported.

In a campaign pitting McCain against Obama, the veteran Arizona lawmaker pulls ahead of the junior senator from Illinois on the question of "experience." Sixty-eight percent of Americans who favor experience over "change" support McCain. However, 80 percent of those who desire a new direction and new ideas favor Obama, the poll found.

In a matchup with Clinton, the Republican holds a wide lead among those seeking experience while Clinton wins two-thirds of voters seeking change, the newspaper reported.

Obama also leads McCain on top issues in the poll: the economy, health care, immigration and ethics in government. The survey shows McCain with a wide advantage as the one better suited to handle the U.S. campaign against terrorism, the Post said.

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http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20080306/pl_nm/usa_politics_poll_dc_1&printer=1

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Obama also beats Hillary in head-to-head (50 - 43)

FULL POLL DATA HERE ---> http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/politics/polls/postpoll_030308.html?sid=ST2008030502748

[9119495]

1. McCain has enough experience to know he should pick up

the phone before it rings 6 times.

[davidinalameda]

4. thought it was four

before voice mail picks up

[dragonking]

2. Weird. In Rasmussen today, McCain leads both:: Obama by 5, Hillary by 3%

http://rasmussenreports.com/public_content/politics/election_20082/2008_presidential_election/general_election_match_up_history

[papau]

3. So we have the luxury of being able to chose - and still "win" - I chose the one that will actually

accomplish change and does not have economic advisors telling CNBC to not worry about the cost of Obama programs because he does not intend to pass those programs - just like the NAFTA talk

I also don't want Obama's cut in taxes for corporations with reduced regulation.

[demosincebirth]

5. sounds good to me.