Rasmussen Tracking Poll [Obama vs McCain]

[Mr.Phips]

I am actually starting to think that Democrats would be better off if McCain won this election, much like they would have been better off if Ford won in 1976 or George HW Bush in 1992.  '

That said, if the volatility stops in the stock market, I think McCain could be tied with Obama or only a point behind going into election day.  This would probably be enough to give him the electoral votes he needs to win. 

[Mr.Phips]

I am actually starting to think that Democrats would be better off if McCain won this election, much like they would have been better off if Ford won in 1976 or George HW Bush in 1992. 

I don't think so. Granted, it is not a good time to be president, but yet ANOTHER loss in a contest that was as winnable as they get would be devastating. Democrats already can't believe that they lost TWICE to the worst president in US history.

Losing to Bush in 2000 was probably one of the worst and most dissapointing losses for Democrats.  Kerry losing in 2004 was probably a good thing, since he would probably be just as unpopular as Bush right now.