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 Multiple people are dead or missing after an explosion in Tennessee. 'Paper millionaires' are having a moment. It started with failure to say 'thank you,' ended with murder. It might be bad news if your UPS package never arrived. Report an error