Politics | McCain 2008 Clinton More Likely to Beat McCain: Poll Hillary up 50%-41% on GOP candidate; Obama in virtual tie at 46%-44% By Kevin Spak Posted Apr 28, 2008 1:10 PM CDT Copied Republican presidential candidate, Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz., responds to a question during a media availability at the Biltmore hotel in Coral Gables, Fla. Sunday, April 27, 2008. (AP Photo/David Adame) Hillary Clinton opened a commanding lead in a heads-up race against John McCain in the latest AP-Ipsos poll, leading the GOP’s presumptive nominee 50%-41%. Barack Obama, meanwhile, edged McCain just 46%-44%, a statistical tie. Today's numbers are a gift for Clinton, forwarding her argument that she would be more electable than Obama come November. Read These Next New York Times ranks the best movies of the 21st century. A man has been deported for kicking an airport customs beagle. White House rolls with Trump's 'daddy' nickname. Actor Sam Rockwell gets residuals from movie he wasn't in. Report an error