RepoMan
09-24-2008, 11:16 AM
Latest WaPo poll (http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/09/23/AR2008092303667_pf.html) puts him nine points ahead, which is outside statistical margin of error.
More voters trust Obama to deal with the economy, and he currently has a big edge as the candidate who is more in tune with the economic problems Americans now face. He also has a double-digit advantage on handling the current problems on Wall Street (http://www.washingtonpost.com/ac2/related/topic/Wall+Street?tid=informline), and as a result, there has been a rise in his overall support. The poll found that, among likely voters, Obama now leads McCain by 52 percent to 43 percent. Two weeks ago, in the days immediately following the Republican National Convention (http://www.washingtonpost.com/ac2/related/topic/Republican+National+Convention?tid=informline), the race was essentially even, with McCain at 49 percent and Obama at 47 percent.
As a point of comparison, neither of the last two Democratic nominees -- John F. Kerry (http://projects.washingtonpost.com/congress/members/k000148/) in 2004 or Al Gore (http://www.washingtonpost.com/ac2/related/topic/Al+Gore?tid=informline) in 2000 -- recorded support above 50 percent in a pre-election poll by the Post and ABC News.
Last week's near-meltdown in the financial markets and the subsequent debate in Washington over a proposed government bailout of troubled financial institutions have made the economy even more important in the minds of voters. Fully 50 percent called the economy and jobs the single most important issue that will determine their vote, up from 37 percent two weeks ago. In contrast, just 9 percent cited the Iraq war as their most important issue, its lowest of the campaign.
What, people don't think Palin knows what to do on the economy?????
Finally we've got some focus on the issues, and McCain is getting deservedly tarred with the brush of the administration he supported for so long. (And yes, the Republicans deservedly get significant blame for having not done ANYTHING in the last eight years -- for most of which they had clear control of both the executive and the legislature -- to head off the American mortgage circus that's collapsing so disastrously now.)
JOY!!!!!!!!
More voters trust Obama to deal with the economy, and he currently has a big edge as the candidate who is more in tune with the economic problems Americans now face. He also has a double-digit advantage on handling the current problems on Wall Street (http://www.washingtonpost.com/ac2/related/topic/Wall+Street?tid=informline), and as a result, there has been a rise in his overall support. The poll found that, among likely voters, Obama now leads McCain by 52 percent to 43 percent. Two weeks ago, in the days immediately following the Republican National Convention (http://www.washingtonpost.com/ac2/related/topic/Republican+National+Convention?tid=informline), the race was essentially even, with McCain at 49 percent and Obama at 47 percent.
As a point of comparison, neither of the last two Democratic nominees -- John F. Kerry (http://projects.washingtonpost.com/congress/members/k000148/) in 2004 or Al Gore (http://www.washingtonpost.com/ac2/related/topic/Al+Gore?tid=informline) in 2000 -- recorded support above 50 percent in a pre-election poll by the Post and ABC News.
Last week's near-meltdown in the financial markets and the subsequent debate in Washington over a proposed government bailout of troubled financial institutions have made the economy even more important in the minds of voters. Fully 50 percent called the economy and jobs the single most important issue that will determine their vote, up from 37 percent two weeks ago. In contrast, just 9 percent cited the Iraq war as their most important issue, its lowest of the campaign.
What, people don't think Palin knows what to do on the economy?????
Finally we've got some focus on the issues, and McCain is getting deservedly tarred with the brush of the administration he supported for so long. (And yes, the Republicans deservedly get significant blame for having not done ANYTHING in the last eight years -- for most of which they had clear control of both the executive and the legislature -- to head off the American mortgage circus that's collapsing so disastrously now.)
JOY!!!!!!!!