Gallup Didn't Ask Us

A new set of polling data pits potential presidential challengers against one another, and although Gallup throws McCain or Giuliani against Hillary! or Kerry?, Gallup overlooks the Republican who could be the next president of the United States: Matt Blunt.

Captain Ed notes:

Interestingly, Gallup picked two moderates and no conservatives for the GOP, while they picked two liberals and no moderates (like Gov. Phil Bredesen of Tennessee) for the Democrats. I think it highly unlikely that Republicans will settle for a choice between two centrists in the primary, and even less likely that the conservatives will settle on McCain as their standard-bearer. He has spent too much of his political capital on press performances while turning his back on Republican goals in the Senate. Giuliani generates broader respect, even if his politics gives him the tinge of Nelson Rockefeller. More likely would be Giuliani against a conservative, possibly one of the governors or George Allen, who serves in the Senate now but has held executive office before.

Hey! Matt Blunt's a governor!