Iowa Poll: Obama Strongest General Election Candidate

In a new SurveyUSA Election Poll of Iowans sponsored by KAAL-TV Rochester-Mason City-Austin, Barack Obama will fare significantly better than Hillary Clinton in the general election. Obama easily beats all of his Republican opponents (with 50% or more against each of them), while Clinton's margin is significantly slimmer against Giuliani, Romney, and Huckabee, and she even loses to McCain.

Details from the poll:

Obama leads...

* Giuliani by 13 points
* Romney by 14 points
* Huckabee by 21 points (no track; this is the first time we’ve run that pairing)
* McCain by 8 points

Still ahead in Iowa in most matchups, but by smaller and, over time, narrowing margins, is Hillary Clinton. Today, Clinton leads...

Giuliani by 4 points. (1/3 of Obama’s lead)

Romney by 6 points. (1/2 of Obama’s lead)

Huckabee by 6 points (1/3 of Obama’s lead)

...but trails McCain by 4 points.
http://www.dailykos.com/storyonly/2007/11/16/152413/44

Ah, objectivity, where have you gone?

SurveyUSA isn't owned by the Obama Campaign.

I find the data proof positive that Hillary is losing her edge. Poll slippage is everywhere.

Oh my.

To you, maybe.

Unlike many of the people at DU, who don't disclose their allegiances.

The Republican mantra would be 9/11, we're in 2 wars, terrorists are still trying to get to us, and Sen. Obama has ZERO foreign policy experience. Would you allow an airline pilot to perform open heart surgery on you? Etc, etc. If you know this country at all, that argument will resonate with voters. Joe Biden is the only candidate who can defuse that argument because he has more foreign policy experience than any of the Republicans running. That's just the way it is. Democrats don't have to recognize it, and that would reflect poorly on how Democrats reason in choosing their candidate. But have heart; Republicans have the same reasoning deficit. It's an American problem.

were included. So don't you mean "stronger than Clinton" rather than "strongest (of all) candidate(s)"?