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Who's Favored on Taxes and the Economy?
The Corner on National Review Online —
... . Or, maybe not. Rasmussen has a new poll out on "Taxes & the Economy" and McCain is up: After several weeks of John McCain's campaign attacks on Barack Obama's tax plan and idea of "spreading the wealth around", the latest Rasmussen Reports national telephone survey finds voters trust McCain more than Obama on taxes, 47% to 45%. Two weeks ago, Obama had a one point-advantage on the issue of taxes and a month ago, he had a three-point edge. The last time McCain had the advantage on this issue was September 14, just before the collapse of Lehman Brothers started the meltdown ...
Rasmussen: McCain Now More Trusted Than Obama On Economy
Say Anything —
This, if true, represents one hell of a turn of events:
After several weeks of John McCain’s campaign attacks on Barack Obama’s tax plan and idea of “spreading the wealth around”, the latest Rasmussen Reports national telephone survey finds voters trust McCain more than Obama on taxes, 47% to 45%.
Two weeks ago, Obama had a one point-advantage on the issue of taxes and a month ago, he had a three-point edge. The last time McCain had the advantage on this issue was September 14, just before the collapse of Lehman Brothers started the ...
Rasmussen: More Now Trust McCain Than Obama on Taxes... and the Economy
Ace of Spades HQ —
Rasmussen: More Now Trust McCain Than Obama on Taxes... and the Economy Just barely. But this is a remarkable shift, and the economy drives the election. ( Duh. I know, huh? Conservative blogger of the year. You know, sometimes articles are frigging so obvious I don't have to write anything, but I still need to write something just for the linking text. So you get gems like that.) Anyway, it's 48-47 on the economy, 47-45 on taxes. The latter should be a runaway, of course, but here's the thing: Stupid people simply say whichever candidate they're going to vote for, and ...
Some Surprising Polling Results
Politics Daily —
Filed under: Barack Obama, John McCain, 2008 President, PollsRasmussen Reports ...the latest Rasmussen Reports national telephone survey finds voters trust McCain more than Obama on taxes, 47% to 45%. Two weeks ago, Obama had a one point-advantage on the issue of taxes and a month ago, he had a three-point edge... ...Forty-eight percent (48%) now trust the Republican hopeful more than the Democrat while 47% hold the opposite view... McCain is certainly outperforming the Republican Party when ...
Rasmussen: McCain Now Has Edge On Economy?
Wizbang —
Bill O'Reilly mentioned this from Rasmussen on his show Wednesday night and it sounded like a pretty big deal. Reading the specifics now it seems like an even bigger deal: After several weeks of John McCain's campaign attacks on Barack Obama's tax plan and idea of "spreading the wealth around", the latest Rasmussen Reports national telephone survey finds voters trust McCain more than Obama on taxes, 47% to 45%. Two weeks ago, Obama had a one point-advantage on the issue of taxes and a month ago, he had a three-point edge. The last time McCain had the advantage on this issue ...
McCain More Trusted on Economy, Losing
Outside The Beltway | OTB —
... A new Rasmussen poll finds that voters trust John McCain more than Barack Obama on taxes (47%to 45%) and on “economic issues” more generally (48% to 47%). These numbers are, of course, within the margin of error. They do, however, represent a reversal of a trend and may indicate that the “Joe the Plumber” and “spreading the wealth around” message is resonating. This, in a survey that has Obama leading in the national head-to-head ...
McCain Trusted More on Economy, Taxes
PoliGazette —
... After a couple of weeks of attacking Obama’s economic plans, however, John McCain now has the upper hand: according to the latest Rasmussen poll, 48% of voters say they trust McCain more when it comes to the economy, against 47% who think Obama is best able to help the U.S. economy grow and recover. ...
Americans Trust McCain On Taxes and Economy Over Obama
Gateway Pundit —
Messiah Better Walk On Water Cuz His Ship Is Sinking Glub-Glub-Glub... That's the sound of a sinking ship built from tens of thousands of illegal donations. Thanks to Joe the Plumber John McCain is now trusted by more Americans on the economy and taxes too- the number one issue in this year's election. Rasmussen reported: After several weeks of John McCain’s campaign attacks on Barack Obama’s tax plan and idea of “spreading the wealth around”, ...
McCain Leads on the Economy With 5 Days Left
Weekly Standard Blog —
This has got to worry Team Obama: After several weeks of John McCain’s campaign attacks on Barack Obama’s tax plan and idea of “spreading the wealth around”, the latest Rasmussen Reports national telephone survey finds voters trust McCain more than Obama on taxes, 47% to 45%.
Two weeks ago, Obama had a one point-advantage on the issue of taxes and a month ago, he had a three-point edge. The last time McCain had the advantage on this issue was September 14, just before the collapse of Lehman Brothers started the meltdown on Wall ...
The “Joe” Effect: McCain Now Trusted More On Taxes And Economy
Pat Dollard | Young Americans —
(Rasmussen)
After several weeks of John McCain’s campaign attacks on Barack Obama’s tax plan and idea of “spreading the wealth around”, the latest Rasmussen Reports national telephone survey finds voters trust McCain more than Obama on taxes, 47% to 45%.
Two weeks ago, Obama had a one point-advantage on the issue of taxes and a month ago, he had a three-point edge. The last time McCain had the advantage on this issue was September 14, just before the collapse of Lehman Brothers started the meltdown on Wall Street.
Men favor McCain by a 51% ...
Fox News poll: McCain nets five points since last week, now within three
Hot Air » Top Picks —
... while Obama maintains an advantage on the economy, McCain has chipped away at those numbers. By an 8-point margin Obama is seen as the candidate who voters trust to handle the economy, down from a 15-point edge… More voters trust Obama to handle the issue of taxes (+6 points) even though nearly three times as many think their taxes will go up under an Obama administration (20 percent) as think the same about a McCain administration (7 percent). Amazingly, Rasmussen now has McCain ahead on both issues — and yet still trailing outside the margin of error. I don’t know how ...
CBS/NYT Poll Gives Obama Far Wider Lead Than Any Other Poll
NewsBusters.org - Exposing Liberal Media Bias —
... In a report that followed, correspondent Jeff Glor looked at poll numbers on the economy: "A new CBS News/New York Times poll asked if the candidates would raise taxes on people like you. 50% said Obama would, 46% said McCain would. But when asked which candidate will make the economy better, 54% said Obama, 32%, McCain." In contrast to that 22-point gap, a recent Rasmussen poll shows that 48% of voters trust McCain more on the economy, while 47% trust Obama more. In addition, Rasmussen gives Obama only a 4-point lead nationally. Given such great ...
The Two Minute Drill
Wizbang —
... - taking no chances, not wanting to make a mistake, and basically playing it safe. McCain, perhaps due to circumstance or maybe by design has attempted to throw more "hail mary's" in the closing weeks. They haven't all been successful, but the successes are beginning to resonate in a way that only occurs when a strategy has time to grow from an idea into a meme. For example, did you know that polling today show McCain more trusted than Obama on the economy? That's what Rasmussen said yesterday . It's fairly clear that the pounding on the "socialism" of Obama's tax plans, the ...
