Another thing worth noting about the Democrats' problems in 2008
is that while they have double-digit leads in every generic White
House poll I've seen asking voters whether they want a Deomcrat or
Republican to be the next president, when you start matching up specific candidates, Giuliani
usually leads or is close to Clinton, Obama and Edwards, and McCain
is typically at least close. Romney still gets trounced by
Democrats, though his supporters say that will change with name
recognition. Another factor is that the top of the Democratic field
does not have one candidate with any executive experience, which
could be a problem considering that's what Americans usually look
for in a president.