A new poll out Wednesday suggests Sen. John McCain, the presumptive Republican presidential nominee, will be a difficult candidate for the 
eventual Democratic nominee to beat in a general election match up this fall.
According to a just released Los Angeles Times/Bloomberg poll, McCain would be in tight races with either of the remaining Democratic presidential candidates.
McCain is statistically tied with Sen. Barack Obama, 44 percent to 42 percent, and ahead of Sen. Hillary Clinton by 6 points, 46 percent to 40 percent. The poll's margin of error was plus-or-minus 3 percentage points.
The poll also showed McCain with a 61 percent approval rating, a number higher than both Clinton's and Obama's in past polls. (A CNN/Opinion Research Corporation poll earlier this month measured Clinton's approval rating at 52 percent and Obama's at 58 percent.)
A lot of people don't like Obama or Clinton, and yet, they still consider themselves Democrats. Why? Because with a few exceptions, such as the war in Iraq, Obama and Hillary have almost identical voting records.
People know what they are getting with either of them. With McCain, people are seeing something different. They are seeing a guy who will extend his hand out to meet them half way.
Granted, things like that have angered the Republican base, and alienated a bunch of people, but Democrats may vote for McCain in large numbers if they see that he's got experience, charisma, and is willing to work with Democrats, instead of SAYING he will.
Obama has this problem. He has said many times that he will "unite the country" and "work with Republicans", and yet, he's almost a mirror image of Hillary. Do you honestly think he'll come through with that campaign promise?
Voters were burned significantly by the 2006 election by Democrats, so I have an inkling they will be taking a harder look at McCain if he wins the nomination.
Travis
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