After former Sen. John Edwards (D-SC) proposed that he is best situated to defeat Sen. Jon McCain (R-AZ) in the general election, Sens Hillary Clinton (D-NY) and Barack Obama (D-IL) begged to differ. While Clinton argued that her national security credentials would benefit the Democrats in a face-to-face general election match up against McCain, Obama maintained that his early opposition to the war in Iraq would serve as a “strong contrast” against McCain’s pro-war policies. Edwards claimed that his record of not taking any money from corporate lobbyists could challenge McCain on campaign finance reform.

But according to recent polls, if McCain is the Republican nominee, the election is up for grabs.

- The Diageo/Hotline Poll conducted by Financial Dynamics from January 10-12, 2008:

Obama McCain

43% 42%

Clinton McCain

45% 48%

Edwards McCain

40% 48%

- The Zogby/Reuters Poll conducted from January 10-11, 2008:

Obama McCain

43% 45%

Clinton McCain

42% 47%

- The CNN/Opinion Research Corporation Poll conducted from January 9-10, 2008:

Obama McCain

49% 48%

Clinton McCain

50% 48%

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