Nader "Voters" Prefer McCain To Obama
Jul 23, 2008
by Chris Bowers

It is interesting, though probably easily explained, that people who say they are supporting Ralph Nader in public opinion surveys overwhelmingly prefer John McCain to Barack Obama. Looking through the entire history of polls that ask both a two-person Obama vs. McCain trial heat, and also a four-way trial heat with Ralph Nader and Bob Barr, McCain is clearly hurt by the presence of both candidates in the campaign:

Comparing Two-Way and Four-Way National Polls

Poll	Date	Two-Way Margin	Four-Way Margin	Difference
NBC / WSJ	Jul 21	Obama +6	Obama +12	Obama +6
ABC / WaPo	Jul 13	Obama +3	Obama +10	Obama +7
Zogby	Jul 13	Obama +7	Obama +10	Obama +3
CNN	Jun 29	Obama +5	Obama +3	McCain +2
LA Times	Jun 23	Obama +12	Obama +15	Obama +3
Fox	Jun 18	Obama +4	Obama +3	McCain +1
Zogby	Jun 14	Obama +5	Obama +5	No Change
CNN	Jun 05	Obama +3	Obama +4	Obama +1
Zogby	May 15	Obama +8	Obama +10	Obama +2
Rasmussen	May 15	McCain +1	Obama +4	Obama +5
Zogby	Apr 12	Even	Obama +2	Obama +2
Average				Obama +2.4

As I explain in the extended entry, this chart is could contain a key to winning the election.