Sending Cold Chills Through the Left-Wing World!

Shocking results from a WNBC/Marist Poll of New York voters out today - John McCain would defeat Barack Obama in a General Election matchup, and he only trails New York Senator Hillary Clinton by 2 points! Here are the numbers:

48% John McCain
46% Barack Obama

48% Hillary Clinton
46% John McCain

There's more! In a total "kick-in-the-teeth" to the Dems notion of Obama/Clinton or Clinton/Obama being a "dream" ticket, it appears a John McCain/Condi Rice ticket would be even "dreamier," at least in New York! A McCain/Rice Ticket would defeat either an Obama/Clinton or a Clinton/Obama ticket in New York:

49% McCain/Rice
44% Obama/Clinton

49% McCain/Rice
46% Clinton/Obama

Any way you look at it, this is devastating news for the Democrats. The national polls are misleading, because a number of liberal news organizations are keeping Obama's national numbers propped up with polls they issue regularly that use samples which overuse Democrats or poll "registered voters" as opposed to "likely voters." Sometimes they don't even poll registered voters! As a result they can influence the numbers to look more favorable for Obama. Expect his national numbers against McCain to stay strong all the way to November as a result.

But for John McCain to be running that strong in New York is a breathtaking sign that in individual states, the Dems have real trouble. New York is supposed to be an uncontested slam-dunk for any Dem nominee. If McCain stays even close there, it is a sign that the Dems can't win nationally in the Presidential race. We'll see if this holds, but it is a very positive sign for John McCain - with or without Condi Rice on the ticket!