Sad Stock Market :: Sadder for McCain
With the stock market taking a beating the economy doesn’t look good for the poor, middle or the wealthy class of US citizens. What will the current stock market snapshot change how someone votes?
“With the recent news of the dramatic stock market decline and the government bailouts of leading mortgage industries, the economy is quickly turning voters’ attention to domestic issues. A lot of Republicans could be persuaded by our economic problems to vote Democratic – it’s the wedge issue that could send even committed Republican voters to the other side,” political scientist Todd Shields of the University of Arkansas says.
I guess it goes to show that when it comes to principles, everyone has a price. Exception will go to those who who could careless about the global economy, do not believe in science, recycle only because it is the law, have children because they are told to have children, have strict social beliefs and probably home school or private education of like kind.
The economy is going to be the wedge issue, as an issue that is so important to voters they are willing to cross over when they disagree with their party’s position. While Palin’s candidacy serves more to mobilize the social conservative base of the GOP.
“Sarah Palin has energized social conservative voters in ways John McCain could not. In particular, she has the potential to mobilize voters in Missouri and Florida, homes to large Assembly of God congregations,” Shields says.
Is Palin enough? If so, why did Obama raise $66 million after Palin’s convention speech? The more we find out about Palin, the less are likely to vote Republican in the privacy of their voting booth.
I guess the basic question is, “Is your life better, more richer, financially secure, and have economic confidence since the start of the Bush Administration?” If it is, then I guess you are voting McCain . . . if not, and you still vote McCain . . . why?
There is nothing fundamentally good about voting for a party that has proven that it disregards the constitution, disregards any minor need of its citizens and unwilling to accept accountability.
If you do not like Obama, I understand . . . but there are candidates that are not as liberal and would welcome your vote and understand the new market, global economy, and have solutions for the current and new issues as the United States has growning pains.
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