[JasonC]

McCain has polled better in head to head matchups against either Dem for well over a year, and today he beats Hillary by five points including all the key states (Ohio e.g., also Colorado, New Mexico, Nevada) while trailing Obama by five. The reason is simple - he is between five and ten points to Bush's left, and so is the electorate. He might well still lose, but he is more competitive precisely because he is a lower "bid", and there are plenty of moderates nationwide who aren't willing to go all the way to pacifism on the war, and that is what the Dems offer there.

[Eva]

I’ve seen polls where McCain beats Hillary, but not Obama. But, I don’t put much stock in polls, not when I see the numbers of people that are voting in Democrat primaries compared to the numbers that are voting in Republican primaries.