Election 2008: After Public Learns of Wife's Cancer, Edwards Leads McCain 47% to 38%
A Rasmussen Reports survey conducted shortly after former Senator John Edwards announced last week that his wife's breast cancer had returned shows the Democratic presidential candidate leading Senator John McCain (R) 47% to 38%. That’s far and away the biggest lead Edwards has enjoyed against the man who was once considered the Republican frontrunner. Throughout 2006, McCain led all Democrats in every general election match-up. Then, in January, Edwards moved ahead of McCain by three points. Last month Edwards and McCain were neck-and-neck.
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