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The Economy and the Elections: What You Need to Know
By Carl M. Cannon - Politics DailyThe Basics - Even though officials have declared the recession officially over, the unemployment rate remains high. It was 9.6 percent in August. - The federal debt is $13.5 trillion and growing. The deficit has risen to more than 90 percent of annual gross domestic product, the highest since World War II. - The U.S. trade imbalance is still way out of whack, although the gap between how much the nation imports and how much it exports started to shrink this summer. - Health care costs are starting to creep higher. The Background Economic conditions have always been relevant on Election Day. ...
Health Care Reform and Beyond: The Rules of the Low Road
By Bob Franken - Politics DailyThe time has come to end the shouting that characterizes nearly all of our policy debates. As we get immersed in health care reform, we need to calm down and return to quiet scorn and backstabbing. ...
President Barack 'Who's Sane' Obama
By Mo Rocca - Politics DailyIt's the Temperament, stupid.Pundits used to argue over whether voters care more about Personality or Policy when it comes to their choice for President. But like so many other pieces of outdated conventional wisdom, the Personality vs. Policy theory is kaput. Temperament, that aspect of personality that informs decision-making, is what's propelled Barack Obama over John McCain. For almost two years of campaigning -- and few of us knew who he was before he began campaigning for the big job -- he's been consistently smart, sensible and steady. In a word, Sane.In his selection of a vice ...
One More on Ashley Todd
By Dave - Politics DailyOK so a lot of people, including myself and even the McCain campaign itself, were punked by Ashley Todd. Not good. And yes we've had a lot of posts on this subject, but let me add one more and trust me, there is a payoff at the end:From the Post-Gazette: Once she had told the story to police, "she told lie after lie and the situation compounded to where we are right now," said Lt. Kraus. He added that Ms. Todd showed no remorse for her actions but was angry with the media, saying they blew the story out of proportion. ... Ms. Todd's job as a field representative for the College Republican ...
McCain's 'Maverick' Position on Choice
By Tommy Christopher - Politics DailyBrave New Films has released a short film that really goes to the heart of the problem with John McCain: People don't actually know his positions on a lot of issues. If they did, it might not make a difference, but then again, it might. I'm a firm believer that people deserve to know what they're getting.In this case, the issue is abortion rights, and according to the film, 73% of women in battleground states don't know his true position. I have witnessed this phenomenon personally. I've written about this over and over again. John McCain is anti-choice. Period. In fact, he is the first GOP ...
Iraq Gives a Boost to McCain's Chances
By Mark Impomeni - Politics DailyIssue polls indicate that the electorate generally prefers Sen. Obama to Sen. John McCain on most issues from the economy to taxes to energy policy. But one issue that the Democratic nominee and most election observers surely counted on Obama's side is not going his way. On which candidate would do a better job handling the war in Iraq, McCain leads Obama by 39-33 percent in a new AP-Yahoo News poll. Worse for Obama, however, the poll indicates that voters' preference for McCain on the issue stems from their view that he is the more experienced candidate, showing that the key McCain campaign ...
The Issues That Bind Us
By Justin Paulette - Politics DailyAs the electoral field narrows and the candidates' differences come into clearer relief, the all-encompassing question remains: What are the issues upon which people will vote? There seems to be no doubt that Iraq and the economy will prevail as the titans of 2008. A WaPo poll released today reveals: "Public views of the national economy are now more negative than at any point in nearly 15 years." 8 in 10 describe the economy as "not so good" or "poor," and 6 in 10 claim that a recession has begun. In light of these anxieties, 39% of Americans rank the economy as the #1 issue, doubling those ...
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