The haves and the have-mores...

I guess this shouldn't come as a surprise, but given the success rate of these self-financed candidates it may just be an early sign of concern for the GOP.

In other news, or at least some elementary non-probabilistic horse race journalism, it looks like any Republican is out polling HRC.

National General Election Match-ups:

Huckabee 44%, Clinton 39%
Thompson 44%, Clinton 40%
McCain 42%, Clinton 38%
Giuliani 43%, Clinton 40%
Romney 43%, Clinton 40%

Obama 47%, Thompson 40%
Obama 45%, McCain 38%
Obama 46%, Huckabee 40%
Obama 46%, Romney 40%
Obama 46%, Giuliani 41%

Edwards 45%, Thompson 42%
Edwards 44%, Romney 42%
Edwards 44%, Giuliani 43%
Edwards 43%, Huckabee 42%
Edwards 42%, McCain 42%

Of course, how much this poll shows us - given the non-random self selecting sample -is in question. What isn't in question is how lackluster a lot of these names are. To think 2008 is the first open race in ages and the most dynamic match up would be between a former Arkansas governor from Hope and a Clinton. Sheesh.