November 1st 2008
Quote Of The Day: Tightening Polls Edition
“Joe the Plumber may get his license after all.” – Pollster John Zogby
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n the final days of the campaign, the numbers are closing, with Zogby – who skewed toward Kerry in 2004 – summarizing his most recent results with the quote above, and:
“Is McCain making a move? The three-day average holds steady, but McCain outpolled Obama today, 48% to 47%. He is beginning to cut into Obama’s lead among independents, is now leading among blue collar voters, has strengthened his lead among investors and among men, and is walloping Obama among NASCAR voters. Joe the Plumber may get his license after all. “Obama’s lead among women declined, and it looks like it is occurring because McCain is solidifying the support of conservative women, which is something we saw last time McCain picked up in the polls. If McCain has a good day tomorrow, we will eliminate Obama’s good day three days ago, and we could really see some tightening in this rolling average. But for now, hold on.”
Independents = the wiggle room in a tight election. They were leaning Obama before, now they’re leaning McCain.
Blue collar voters = the target of Obama’s tax cuts, and they’re not buying it. They are worried about their jobs and are wary of the disruption Obama’s economic plan will cause – and lots of them dream of being rich one day and don’t like Obama’s disincentives.
Investors = McCain’s on the right side of what’s become the critical question of the campaign: Who do you trust to fix the economy.
Men = Is anyone surprised? Anyone? Anyone?
Women = We’ll forgive any conservative women that were leaning towards Obama. Welcome back; we’re sorry for your terrible experience.
If McCain has a good day tomorrow = The media is full of stories on Obama’s aunt’s illegal status, bringing the long dormant immigration issue back. Good for McCain.
Ah! The gut-wrenching angst of an incredibly close and important campaign!
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November 1st, 2008 at 12:45 pm
Laer;
I am the kind of small business that Joe the plumber would like to be, 41 years in business,10 employees 3 locations , in my case
servicing the racing industry as a mfg. of fuel pumps. You have been to the small town of Gualala, and realize my concerns
for my business as well as many other small busineses in our community.
Affer busting my butt along with my loyal employees for 37 of those years, I have been able to provide health insurance,
proffit sharing, and at the end of the year Christmas bonuses for all. I will most probably be included in the spreading of the
wealth ( as Obama calls it ) to people I dont know. But for how long ?
Obama states, (how many plumbers do you know that fall into that catagory?) Well Mr. O, I know several, including one next door
that falls into the 45 to 250 thousand catagory ( which ever you decide is necessary be taxed to fill your addiction to spending ).
Literally hundreds of thousands of small businesses like mine DO spread the wealth — to loyal, hard working, dedicated employees
who care and deserve to share. I have grave concerns of where this is all going and have a hard time believing anything Obama says,
Super Sid
November 1st, 2008 at 1:52 pm
Well said, Sid. Give my best the the Gualala gang.