McCain's School Choice Opportunity

The Wall Street Journal ^ | July 15, 2008 | CLINT BOLICK

[Amelia]

...A new poll shows that 82% of Hispanics consider education as one of three most important issues facing this country. The survey also shows that, even while Hispanics trust Democrats over Republicans on education by more than a two-to-one margin, that ratio could change if Republicans heavily promote school choice while Democrats oppose it....

...This survey found that although Hispanic voters generally consider public schools to be effective...Fifty-two percent of Hispanic voters have a favorable view of school choice, according to the poll, while only 7% had an unfavorable view. When asked about vouchers specifically, 32% expressed a favorable opinion compared to 13% unfavorable....

[Amelia]

I'd recommend reading the entire article...as you can probably tell, it suggests that Hispanic voters could be the deciding group in the election, and if McCain made the right noises on education he could beat Obama...

[Amelia]

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[Amelia]

I suppose I should add that school choice could also be a big point for other conservative voters as well. Although I’m not that enthused about McCain, I certainly think he’s a better choice than Obama.