John McCain's Problems With Polls Continue
There's been little by way of good news for Sen. John McCain in the polls these past two weeks. And the bad news just keeps pouring in.
From Bloomberg:
John McCain is losing ground with older Americans, a group that consistently has high turnout at the voting booth. Barack Obama jumped to a 46-42 percent lead among those 65 and older in the latest Bloomberg/Los Angeles Times poll. That's an 18 percentage-point swing since mid-August, when the poll showed McCain with a 50-36 percent advantage.
Just looking at the two candidates side by side in Friday's debate will tell anyone who's breathing and can stand up unaided that John McCain is not going to get the youth vote. Young evangelicals, perhaps, but that's a minority of young voters.
Senator McCain did himself no favors in Friday night's debate:
A majority of debate watchers in a USA TODAY/Gallup Poll taken Saturday picked Obama over Republican John McCain when asked which candidate offered the best proposals to solve the country's problems, 52%-35%. They said Obama did better overall in the debate than McCain, 46%-34%.
Now, where's that rabbit I mentioned last week?
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18 year old voter
mccain i like obama not so much
the problem is mccains running partner palin.
as part of the youth of america i stand as a republican
It's the economy stupid
As Bill Clinton campaign advisers once espoused on the economy...the truth has come home to roost. McCain is just not as good at domestics as Obama. It is evident on stage. McCain is getting slower and more methodical in his speech. The fact McCain no longer looks like a Maverick, but a loose cannon that is unpredictable, scares people. Add in a VP that doesn't know whether she was in Kuwait or Iraq, and whose intelligence claim melted before the Katie Couric cameras, and you have a majority swell of voters saying to themselves..."Please, not another unintelligent Administration! We've had enough!" With McCain saying a few months ago, he didn't understand the economy, and the fact he really did graduate in the bottom 5 of his class (bottom 1%), and we have a potential market meltdown in the wings...it is impossible smart Americans are going to pull the lever for McCain. Obama wins by default. It's the American way, and the right choice for us all. Sometimes the country comes first.
Irate GOP in NY
I believe you are as much a Republican as Barney Frank. Your points of reference and litany of reasons not to vote McCain/Palin comes right out of the democratic playbook. Moderate Republican is code for democrat. True Republicans are conservatives and do not waffle on their beliefs--one being the sanctity of life. And, they wouldn't turn tail to vote for an ultra-liberal, left wing agenda symbolized by an Obama/Biden ticket. Obama--a person who condones the most extreme of abortion procedures. Biden--a Catholic in name only! I'm surprised you didn't say you were so disappointed in McCain and Paling that you were on a plane to Ohio to help ACORN register voters! Nice try, but I ain't buying it.
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