Electability

A poll of Democratic voters in Iowa and New Hampshire showed that people believed that Obama and Edwards were more likely to say what they believe, unlike Senator Clinton who is believed to say what she thinks voters want to hear. However, the majority of those polled saw Clinton as the candidate that was more prepared and the most electable Democrat running in the 2008 presidential race. The same poll was conducted for Republican voters in these two states, and they showed that Romney was viewed as the candidate that shared the same views on immigration and that he reflected Republican values more than any of the other Republican contenders, but they believe that Giuliani would be the party's strongest candidate in the general election. This could be bad news for Romney, because a large number of Republicans in both Iowa and New Hampshire said they would be open to voting for someone who had conflicting views on issues such as gay rights and abortion if they had a better chance at winning the Presidency.