McCain and Obama meet with Dubya today. Meanwhile, via an astute Politico commenter, a new SurveyUSA "snap poll" of 1,000 Americans finds little support for John McCain's debate delaying "time out" for his campaign. Key findings from the poll:
Should the debate be delayed?
-- 50% say hold it as scheduled.
-- 36% say hold as scheduled but make the focus of it the economy.
-- 10% say delay it.
-- 4% say they aren't sure.
Should the Presidential campaigns be suspended?
-- 31% say continue campaigns as is.
-- 48% say continue campaigns but focus on the economy.
-- 14% say suspend campaigns.
-- 7% say they aren't sure.
If Friday's debate is delayed, is that good or bad for America?
-- 14% say good for America.
-- 46% say bad for America.
-- 35% say no difference.
-- 6% say they aren't sure. Going inside the tabs, it turns out those who support delaying Friday's debate tend to think McCain would win a debate with Obama, while those who support going forward, either as is or with a changed focus, think Obama would win. So again, the reactions are mostly partisan. Not exactly a win for McCain.
Labels: 2008 election, Barack Obama, economic crisis, John McCain, politics, presidential candidates, the Bush bailout |
