Rasmussen Tracking Poll [Obama vs McCain]

[Brittain33]

You guys are clueless.

No, we've just been hearing that particular line for decades, most notably after Clinton raised taxes in '93.

[Zarn]

You guys are clueless.

No, we've just been hearing that particular line for decades, most notably after Clinton raised taxes in '93.

It's not a line.

Even if given all the facts, you would still not believe me.

[Sam Spade]

The world will not come to an end if Obama is elected President, geez.

I'm more worried about continued deflation of the credit bubble and what it naturally leads to (currency deflation and economic collapse).  Which in turn, historically, has always led to war.

[Zarn]

The world will not come to an end if Obama is elected President, geez.

I'm more worried about continued deflation of the credit bubble and what it naturally leads to (currency deflation and economic collapse).  Which in turn, historically, has always led to war.

I didn't say the world would end. I said the economy will collapse.

[Brittain33]

It's not a line.

Even if given all the facts, you would still not believe me.

You're right. Who needs facts? I have the audacity of hope. YES WE CAN!

YES WE CAN!

[Tender Branson]

The world will not come to an end if Obama is elected President, geez.

I'm more worried about continued deflation of the credit bubble and what it naturally leads to (currency deflation and economic collapse).  Which in turn, historically, has always led to war.

I didn't say the world would end. I said the economy will collapse.

Don't worry. Once the messiah is elected, he'll fix the economy with a snip of his finger.

[Zarn]

It's not a line.

Even if given all the facts, you would still not believe me.

You're right. Who needs facts? I have the audacity of hope. YES WE CAN!

YES WE CAN!

Basically. There is no reason to support such a failure of a person and senator.

[Sam Spade]

The world will not come to an end if Obama is elected President, geez.

I'm more worried about continued deflation of the credit bubble and what it naturally leads to (currency deflation and economic collapse).  Which in turn, historically, has always led to war.

I didn't say the world would end. I said the economy will collapse.

The economy may collapse anyway.  The government can, in reality, do very little (most of the time). 

Wall Street will likely fall further if and when Obama gets elected.  That much I can tell you.  I wouldn't even think of buying stocks until the market hits 8000, at minimum, right now.

[Swing low, sweet chariot. Comin' for to carry me home.]

I'm more worried about continued deflation of the credit bubble and what it naturally leads to (currency deflation and economic collapse).  Which in turn, historically, has always led to war.

yep

[Brittain33]

It's not a line.

Even if given all the facts, you would still not believe me.

You're right. Who needs facts? I have the audacity of hope. YES WE CAN!

YES WE CAN!

Basically. There is no reason to support such a failure of a person and senator.

YES WE CAN!

[Ronnie]

I wonder if GA is in play with an 8 point lead...

[Tender Branson]

I wonder if GA is in play with an 8 point lead...

I´m more interested in West Virginia ...

[TheresNoMoney]

Say goodbye to the economy... and your jobs.

=the past 8 years of the Bush presidency.

[memphis]

I wonder if GA is in play with an 8 point lead...

No way. It was 14 points more Republican than the national average in 2004. Only Southern states that are plausible: VA, NC, FL. Even locally Democratic AR seems very resistant to an Obama presidency.

[Democratic Hawk]

Say goodbye to the economy... and your jobs.

Yeah right . I'm no economist but surely it can't be just coincidence that since 1948, Democratic presidents have had a better track record on economic growth, rising prosperity and job creation.

Bush cut taxes the Republican way, that is give most to those who don't need it and less to those who do - and look to where he has brought the American economy. McCain promises more of the same

The fact is George W Bush will leave office with his country in worse shape than he found it. The Republican presidential nominee, rather than the Democratic one, has been complicit in that

Dave

[Zarn]

You guys are just going over the talking points, again.

My problem with Obama is not that he is a Dem. It is that he is Obama. I use to think he would be okay as president, certainly better than Hillary. Only recently have I found out that he is much, much worse. I use to think she was more authoritarian and corrupt. I was dead wrong. I let him make me belief he was someone who wasn't purely political. I was dead wrong, again. The more I learn, the more I realize he is the worst possible choice the Dems had.

If you think the upper class can support both the bailout and fund new social programs, you are living with a blindfold. You do realize that hurts businesses, right? You cannot cripple the top (in poor economic conditions, especially), and expect the economy to grow. It is not going to work, and middle income will be taxed to make up for the lack of income. So now everyone is taxed more heavily (except the poor). Then more people need government services, because they have no money, so they aren't acting as consumers, and they lose their jobs (since no one is consuming as much).

[Democratic Hawk]

I should point out that I will rate the presidency of George W Bush as something of a success story if he leaves office with a record budget surplus, which is what he came to office inheriting

I cannot be any fairer than that. Oh, Bin Laden is still at large, but, credit where credit is due, there have been no more 9/11s

Dave

[TheresNoMoney]

The DOW is now below 10,000, the economy IS already collapsing.

[Sam Spade]

The DOW is now below 10,000, the economy IS already collapsing.

If you think the DOW below 10,000 is the economy collapsing, that's a pretty naive view.  I suspect it's only just the beginning. 10,000 may look nice fairly soon.

[© tweed]

The DOW is now below 10,000, the economy IS already collapsing.

If you think the DOW below 10,000 is the economy collapsing, that's a pretty naive view.  I suspect it's only just the beginning. 10,000 may look nice fairly soon.

'collapsing' is a verb.

[Zarn]

The DOW is now below 10,000, the economy IS already collapsing.

Which makes me wonder why we couldn't get the private industry to invest in itslef. Some Conbgressman had pretty decent ideas (although probably a bit raw). It was much better than the bailout.

[Democratic Hawk]

Monday - October 6, 2008:

Obama - 52% (+1)
McCain - 44% (nc)

Favorability

Obama: 56% favorable; 42% unfavorable (-1, nc)
McCain: 53% favorable; 47% unfavorable (nc, +2)

Dave

[Rowan]

Time to start looking to 2012. Who's up? Palin? Romney? Huck?

[Kalimantan]

Time to start looking to 2012. Who's up? Palin? Romney? Huck?

With those names, you should start looking to 2016

[Rowan]

Time to start looking to 2012. Who's up? Palin? Romney? Huck?

With those names, you should start looking to 2016

Believe me, if the economy doesn't improve in the next 4 years, Obama will be out in a heartbeat. Anyone will be able to beat him.