If you want evidence that the Democratic primary is becoming cancerous for the party, look no further than today's Gallup poll showing the number of Democrats who say they will cross over for McCain if their favored candidate isn't nominated:
To be sure, this poll takes place in an odd context: These voters are exposed to a constant drumbeat exposing the ruthlessness of Clinton/naivete and reverse-racism of Obama. They're hearing nothing about John McCain's staggeringly regressive tax cuts, his plans for a 100-year war in Iraq, his fond desire to price health care out of their reach, the $3 trillion hole he wants to blow in the deficit, or the deep cuts he wants to make in Social Security and Medicare. Put more simply, these numbers will change no matter who captures the nomination. The only question is how long the Democrat will have to push out that message. If the campaign goes till August, that's two months of general election campaigning -- which is next to nothing.
To be sure, this poll takes place in an odd context: These voters are exposed to a constant drumbeat exposing the ruthlessness of Clinton/naivete and reverse-racism of Obama. They're hearing nothing about John McCain's staggeringly regressive tax cuts, his plans for a 100-year war in Iraq, his fond desire to price health care out of their reach, the $3 trillion hole he wants to blow in the deficit, or the deep cuts he wants to make in Social Security and Medicare. Put more simply, these numbers will change no matter who captures the nomination. The only question is how long the Democrat will have to push out that message. If the campaign goes till August, that's two months of general election campaigning -- which is next to nothing. 
