Obama Struggling Against McCain

J.J. Jackson* | March 6, 2008

Filed Under Barack Obama, Eyes on 2008, General Politics, John McCain, The Democrats, The Republicans

The luster of Barack Obama may not translate into a November victory (if he is the nominees of the Democrats) if you consider that he is trailing Senator McCain on several keep points:

McCain is trusted more by 55% of voters when it comes to National Security issues. Obama is trusted more by just 30% on this point. Just half (51%) of Democrats express more trust in Obama than McCain on national security. Unaffiliated voters prefer McCain by a two-to-one margin. McCain’s advantage on other issues is far smaller.

On Iraq, McCain has a much smaller advantage—49% trust McCain while 39% prefer Obama. Democrats, by a 61% to 22% margin, prefer Obama. Republicans overwhelmingly prefer McCain (83% to 12%). Unaffiliated voters are more evenly divided—46% prefer McCain while 41% prefer Obama.

When it comes to the economy, 45% prefer McCain while 39% trust Obama more. Unaffiliated voters are evenly divided on this issue. The economy has emerged as the top issue in the early stages of Election 2008. Generically, Democrats are trusted more than Republicans on the economy and several other issues. The Rasmussen Consumer Index has shown that consumer confidence is near the lowest levels of the post-9/11 era.

On taxes, 42% trust McCain, 37% Obama.

Will it matter come November? Or will other factors come into play. Factors like say, being able to claim that you voted for the first black President? Will voters vote the way they think or will they give into temptation and put the absolute worst of all the candidates in the White House just to make history?

It won’t be a “history” you want to live in, but eh – who cares about that! It’s HISTORY! Right?

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