-Joe Biden looks to be more electable than Hillary Clinton in general election match-ups.
In a general election match-up with Mrs. Dole, Mr. Bowles trails by 47 points, with 22percentt of respondents undecided.
They saw the recent opinion poll that gave Romney an 8% lead over Obama in a general election match-up.
The Federal Election Commission had denied his request for general election matching funds, ruling that he did not meet its requirements for third-party candidates.
In a hypothetical general election match-up, however, Senator Kirsten E. Gillibrand, a Democrat, held leads of more than two-to-one ofer each of those Republicans.
The general election match between Mr. Obama and Mr. Romney is opening with evidence that economic conditions are providing ammunition for both candidates.
Mr. Gore just edged Mr. Bush in a hypothetical general election match-up, while Mr. McCain ran about five points ahead of Mr. Gore.
Mr. Biden would complement Mr. Obama's antiwar position in the general election match-up against Senator John McCain, the likely Republican nominee, who has supported the war.
In a speech before the National Immigrant Integration Conference this week, Hillary Clinton previewed a line of attack against Rubio in a potential general election match-up.
A Marist poll published on Wednesday found that she scored more than 50% of support in hypothetical general election match-ups "regardless of her Republican opponent".
