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 The world says its final goodbye to Dawson Leery. Nancy Guthrie's camera footage raises an ancillary question: how? Police have a name, but no motive in Canada mass shooting. Vladyslav Heraskevych refuses to take his helmet off. Report an error