Posted on 10/29/2008 6:28:36 AM PDT by jmaroneps37
"Joe the Plumber" may be paying off for John McCain.
[McCain].. scored sharp gains on the pivotal issue of jobs and the economy in the past week, ....an Ipsos/McClatchy Poll...
".. Obama's margin on who's stronger jobs and economy ..down from 16 points to 7 points in one week.
[Obama].loss of ground on.. [giving] taxpayers' money to the poor ....
Obama, 48 McCain, 42
Ralph Nader, 1 Bob Barr, 1 The remaining 8 percent undecided
Obama's 6-point lead Ipsos/McClatchy Poll from 8 points the week before. ... 3.4 [MoE].
Obama still leads .. But he's lost ground on several....
On jobs and the economy, voters prefer Obama by 50-43 percent. The week before, they preferred him by 54-38.
On taxes, they prefer Obama by 48-43 percent, a drop of 3 points in a week.
On health care, likely voters trust Obama over McCain by 53-37 percent. That 16-point advantage was down from 24 points the week before.
Obama also lost a little standing on family values, the traditionally Republican issue where he has the edge, 47-42 percent. The week before, he led on family values by 48-40 percent.
McCain has the advantage on foreign policy, favored over Obama by a margin of 9 percentage points, and on national security by a margin of 12 points.
The economy and jobs remain the top issue for voters as they search for a president, listed as the top priority by 42 percent of likely voters. The distant second was national security, which 17 percent ranked as the top issue.
All other issues were far behind on the national to-do list.
Obama leads among almost all slices of the electorate, including men, women, all age groups, blacks, Hispanics and other races and ethnicities. He trails among non-Hispanic whites, who favor McCain by 50-39 percent.
(Excerpt) Read more at mcclatchydc.com ...
The 8 points of undecideds is very good news.
McCain needs to stay on taxes. He needs to stay away from silly detours into mortgage land. Joe the Plumber is making headlines that McCain can’t by himself. He just needs keep the message straight and to the point through election day. Hammer Obama on socialism and redistributing the weath and he will win. We will take care of Rev. Wright for him. 3 million dollars worth of ads are running in battlegrounds right now.
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