My candidate is Paul. Theoretically, he matches up much better against Obama or Hillary than McCain. McCain only won the primaries off the backs of independents & Dems who crossed over. But they're not going to vote for him in the general, in addition to traditional conservatives who are going to stay home in droves.
Paul might have been a kook on the war but he would have neutralized the issue against Obama/Hillary and most of those independents and traditional liberals that are now swooning over Obama would have voted for him. And we all know on economic policy, trade, taxes, etc Paul would have beaten Obama/Hillary with both hands tied behind his back. The GOP is a dying party bub, they have abandoned the traditional conservatism that Paul advocated, and their embracing of McCain will be the final nail in their coffin.
Show me ANY poll that proves your point.
Just ONE poll.