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[The CNN Wire] Poll shows economy is most important factor in election: A national CNN/Opinion Research Corp. poll found that 48 percent of respondents think the economy is now the most important factor in deciding how they will vote November 4.
[Majority Post] Bashir, Economic Security, Iraq: Politico: According to a poll released Wednesday by the National Women’s Law Center, a non-profit legal advocacy group, American women are considerably more concerned about their economic security than American men - a finding that could have serious implications for the fall elections.
[Business blog] Bad economy tops voters’ minds: A national CNN/Opinion Research Corp. poll rest that 48% of respondents think the economy is now the most important factor in deciding how they will vote in the upcoming presidential election.
[mydd] CNN: Obama Up 7 Is Great For McCain!: It is true that McCain polls better than Obama on issues such as Afghanistan (+10%), terrorism (+15%), the Middle East (+7%) and Iran (+7%) but considering CNN's June poll found that the economy topped voters' concerns with 42% whereas Iraq and terrorism were far back at 24% and 11% respectively, perhaps this isn't as big a concern for Barack as CNN is making it out to be. In fact, perhaps McCain's the one who should be worried, since in July Obama polls better on jobs (+ 19%), economy (+11%), gas prices (+11%) and even taxes (+6%.) Really, which guy would you rather be in this scenario.
[Democratic Strategist] Give 'Em Enough Rope: Part of the problem with the McCain rise in the polls is the rank cowardice displayed by Congressional and Senate leadership on a number of issues and the ability of the GOP to slap them around in legislative battles. It may not do the GOP brand much good, but it makes the Democrats look weak, and contributes the the myth that they are too weak to be trusted with national security.
[The Dandelions] On politicising Beijing 2008 : My thoughts”¦: Sadly, after all the negative publicity that China has received…its almost as if the Western world instead of wishing them success, IS dooming them to failure! This would then prove to the rest of the world….See I told you…the Asians are still too primitive to be hosting such a major event!
[WagerWeb Entertainment] Is Evan Bayh Obama’s VP?: Obama on Wednesday reiterated his call to tap into the strategic oil reserves in order to reduce gas prices. He also detailed his proposal to eliminate the need for oil from the Middle East and Venezuela within 10 years, and he pushed for a windfall profits tax on big oil corporations that would be used to provide a $1,000 rebate to people struggling with high energy costs.
[Sen. Barack Obama for President '08] CNN Political Ticker: August 6, 2008: Forget Iraq, forget global warming. The soaring price of oil, and the cost of filling a car with petrol, has concentrated the minds of cash-strapped US voters.
[Peace Like A River] Cables, dispatches and memoranda: Trans-Pacific Radio - On this day in 1945, at about 8:15 a.m., “Little Boy”, the first atomic bomb detonated in aggression, was dropped on Hiroshima.
[1read's Weblog] THE WORLD today!: John McCain, presumtive Republican nominee, calls for a mandatory limit on greenhouse gas emissions in the United States and Obama, the Democratic candidate, is also strongly supporting plans for a clean energy future, increasing investments in renewable fuels, and considers climate change as one of the greatest moral challenges of our generation! The Kyoto protocol, ratified by over 166 countries, but not by the Bush Administration, entered into force in February 2005 and is due to end in 2012, and the US, mayor developing countries and big polluters like Brazil, China and India become fully engaged in signing up to a post-2012 agreement, centred on the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change/UNFCCC, which is scheduled to finish in late 2009, having G8 leaders agreed to consider and adopt the goal of achieving at least 50% reduction of global emission by 2050, but not yet assuming any short term commitments. British Prime Minister Gordon Brown listed climate change to the greatest threats to Britain’s peace, as are war, terrorism, disease and poverty. Lights were switched off across Australia last night at 8pm for Earth Hour, drawing mixed results and reviews.
[SWJ Blog] 4 August SWJ News, Op-Ed, and Events Roundup: ’s “Late Edition With Wolf Blitzer.” Hertling said the coalition’s troop surge, Iraq’s security forces, national and provincial officials and the population’s rejection of violent extremism all have contributed to a sharp decline in violence and economic progress. The surge did much to improve security in Baghdad and other regions, he said, and “Sons of Iraq” citizen groups have assisted coalition and Iraqi forces in the security effort.
[Group News Blog] CNN Poll Obama 51% McCain 44%: Among other findings, the poll found that voters were more confident in how McCain would handle foreign policy issues such as the Iraq and Afghanistan wars, and thought that Obama would better handle domestic issues including the economy and healthcare. (Curious that they didn't report the #'s here- I imagine the % were not very high on the foreign policy advantage for McCain)
[Gyude's 'New' Weblog] Election ”˜08: A Referendum on America not Obama: No president with a military strained to breaking point, soldiers performing up to four tours, a sinking economy and a burgeoning threat of a resurgent Al Qaeda and Taliban in Afghanistan should agree to an open-ended committment to a country that is at best, peripheral to the country’s most pressing national security threat - global terrorism.
[newsbusters.org - Exposing Liberal Media Bias] CNN’s Jack Cafferty: Now Its Obama’s Campaign That’s ”˜Flawless’: He also extrapolated from two other quotes by Novak to bash McCain: "Novak, a Republican booster, describes McCain as ”˜wooden’ and acknowledges -- quoting here -- 'Not even Bob Dole's dismal candidacy in 1996 generated less enthusiasm in GOP ranks than McCain's current effort’....To be called more wooden than Bob Dole is to be called really wooden, Wolf."
[Take Political Action] The Unaffordable Economic Costs of Iraq: The Iraq war is draining American resources that should be spent on American needs. Across the United States, bridges are cracking, school roofs areleaking, and families are struggling with rising costs.
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