Titled: Election 2008: Liberal Dem 40% Conservative GOP 39%

Election 2008 will be a toss-up if Democrats nominate a liberal candidate and Republicans nominate a conservative. A Rasmussen Reports survey finds that 40% of Americans say they would vote for a liberal Democrat and 39% for a Conservative Republican.

The survey also found that if both parties nominate a moderate candidate, the Democrats have a 42% to 38% advantage. Obviously, events over the next three years could change these figures in either direction, but the survey generally shows an electorate that remains evenly split between the two parties.

I can only hope that this is how the election plays out but I, for one, am not holding my breath that the Republicans will actually nominate a real conservative. When was the last time that happened? Oh yea it was Ronald Reagan, who by the way, was only one of the most popular presidents in modern time. Why would Republicans want to repeat such success? It is so much safer to run with quasi conservatives like Bush, McCain and so many other RINOs that seem to populate the Republican party.

As a side note it would be interesting to see which way the moderate vote goes. I suppose it would have a lot to do with the individual candidates but I would love to see an election based solely on conservative vs liberal where the personalities are equally matched and the only thing that separates them is politics.