Posted on 07/08/2008 5:32:45 PM PDT by Daffynition
Never mind soccer moms, security moms and the bitter working class.
This is a question for pet owners.
And John McCain is Best in Show.
The pet-owning public may have caught on to the fact that McCain, like George Washington and George W. Bush, shares his home with a number of pets - more than a dozen, in McCain's case. Democrat Barack Obama, by contrast, is petless.
Among pet-owners, McCain has clawed his way to a marginal advantage; 42 percent supporting the Republican, 37 percent the Democrat, according to the results of an AP-Yahoo News poll (remember, it was Jonathan Swift who brought us the Yahoos.)
Among the petless, the poll found, Obama is favored by a rather solid margin of 48 to 34 percent.
Obama reportedly has promised his two daughters a dog once this campaign is over. If this poll is any indication of anything, the junior senator from Illinois may want to purchase that puppy before November.
"I think a person who owns a pet is a more compassionate person -- caring, giving, trustworthy. I like pet owners," Janet Taylor of Plymouth, Mass., explains.
The American Kennel Club's spokeswoman, Christina Duffney, suggests: "You usually connect with things that you're familiar with, so that could be a part of" as a reason for pet owners leaning toward McCain.
McCain has a veritable home zoo: Sam the English springer spaniel, Coco the mutt, turtles Cuff and Link, Oreo the black and white cat, a ferret, three parakeets and a tank of saltwater fish.
(Excerpt) Read more at weblogs.baltimoresun.com ...
LOL!
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