Comments on: McCain More Trusted on Economy, Losing

By: Russell Newquist

Russell Newquist — Thu, 30 Oct 2008 17:00:53 +0000

"...or the election is being decided on personality or some other non-issue basis."

Ya think?

By: Anderson

Anderson — Thu, 30 Oct 2008 14:45:17 +0000

Dude -- it's Rasmussen.

By: Alex Knapp

Alex Knapp — Thu, 30 Oct 2008 12:29:45 +0000

Because this is the only poll out there giving McCain the edge on economic issues, I think it should be given a greater level of skepticism. Most other polls give Obama a double-digit edge on economic issues.

By: sam

sam — Thu, 30 Oct 2008 12:24:18 +0000

Granting that this is just one snapshot, the numbers don’t make much sense.

Tru dat.

By: markm

markm — Thu, 30 Oct 2008 12:02:06 +0000

Well, the "tax breaks for 95% of Americans" sounds way too good to be true if even possible...the $250k threshold for tax breaks seems to be lowering as of late (he said a number less than $250k in the last debate and Sen Gaffo-matic said $150k before he went into hiding, etc.). Throw in the fact that there are more than a "small handful" of small businesses that make more than $250k, add a dash of plumber guy with a smattering of redistribution mantra, mix it up and all of a sudden camp O's tax plans sound kinda murky to the average schlep.

By: just me

just me — Thu, 30 Oct 2008 11:51:35 +0000

My guess is that personality is playing a role here.

I doubt education does, but healthcare could be playing a role. Obama has misrepresented McCain's healthcare plan in ads, but the ads are well done, and in my state at least they run constantly all day long. McCain hasn't defended the ad around here, so the misrepresentation wins the day.

By: Rick DeMent

Rick DeMent — Thu, 30 Oct 2008 11:25:37 +0000

Which is odd because clearly he hasn't the first clue as to what socialism actually is and he can't add. You would think that to trust someone on matters economic these would be two things someone should know something about.