How the Right Went Wrong

Conservatives are gloomy. The Republican candidates are struggling. Can the party reclaim Reagan's legacy?

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David Hume Kennerly; Tear by Tim O'Brien

Ronald Reagan

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Hillary Clinton 37% Barack Obama 28% John Edwards 15% HEAD-TO-HEAD MATCHUPS FOR PRESIDENT* McCain 43% vs. Clinton 44%

McCain 41% vs. Obama 44%

Giuliani 47% vs. Clinton 43%

Giuliani 43% vs. Obama 44%

WHAT SHOULD BE DONE ABOUT IRAQ?

Total Republicans Democrats

Set a deadline for withdrawing U.S. combat troops if the Iraqi government doesn't show definite progress in training Iraqi forces and bringing stability to Iraq

Total 41% Republicans 37% Democrats 41%

Withdraw all troops fromIraq in the next 12 months or so regardless of what happens in Iraq

Total 31% Republicans 13% Democrats 47%

Keep U.S. forces in Iraq as long as needed until the Iraqis can handle the situation themselves

Total 24% Republicans 47% Democrats 9% *Among registered voters. The poll was conducted March 9-12 among 1,918 adult Americans by SRBI Public Affairs. The margin of error for the entire sample is approximately 3 percentage points. The margin of error for political party subgroups is approximately 4 percentage points.

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