A new USA Today/Gallup/CNN poll has Kerry ahead of Bush and Democratic voters preferring Edwards for Kerry's VP slot.

Edwards, the North Carolina senator who dropped out of the presidential race last week, was the choice of 30 percent of voters who are Democrats or lean Democratic, according to a CNN-USA Today-Gallup poll.

Nader comes in stronger than we would have thought--at 5%--taking votes away from Kerry:

In a matchup of the presidential candidates, Kerry and President Bush were about even, Kerry at 47 percent and Bush at 45 percent with independent candidate Ralph Nader at 5 percent among registered voters. Kerry was slightly ahead 50-45 percent when only he and Bush were included in the question.

We want a Kerry-Edwards ticket. It will be unbeatable. We hope Kerry sees the light.

Update: Political Wire reports the electoral map favors Kerry as well. And Daily Kos has the 2004 Veep Cattle Call.