Some doubts about Graham

The advantage Graham had among the Democratic presidential candidates was that he could preobably take Florida, greatly simplyfying the electoral college race. This recent poll has cast some doubts on that. The poll is inconclusive as it did not ask if any other Democrats could do better in Florida.

If Graham were the Democratic nominee for president and the election were held today, he would lose to President Bush 51 to 39 percent, according to the poll.

The survey, with a margin of error of four percentage points, shows that Graham's run for the presidency -- and perhaps his sharp attacks on the Bush presidency -- has cost Graham points with Florida voters who crossed party lines to support him over four decades as a state legislator, two-term governor and senator.