At this point in 2000, Al Gore had an 11 point lead over Bush too... And we all know how that went.
On Oct 9, 1:26 am, mrchat <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Barack Obama, the US Democratic party candidate, has increased his > lead over rival John McCain following the second US presidential > debate, according to opinion polls. > > A Gallup poll report on Wednesday put Obama 11 percentage points ahead > of McCain, up from a nine per cent lead the day before. > > A poll of debate viewers by CNN showed 54 per cent believed Obama had > outperformed his rival, while 30 per cent favoured McCain. > > Two snap polls, one by CBS, the US newsbroadcaster, also judged Obama > the winner of the debate on Tuesday night at Nashville, Tennessee's > Belmont University. > > The polls indicated voters favour Obama on economic issues, which have > taken centre stage amid the global financial turmoil. > > Mortgage plan > > With the debate behind them, the rivals refocused their energy on the > campaign trail on Wednesday. > > McCain, seeking to reverse his rival's momentum, unveiled a $300bn > plan to aid homeowners suffering under the global credit crunch that > began last year over unpaid sub-prime mortgages. > > "Under my orders as president, the secretary of the [US] Treasury will > carry out a home-ownership resurgence plan," McCain said at a rally in > Bethlehem, Pennsylvania. > > "The dream of owning a home should not be crushed under the weight of > bad mortgages." > > Calling the proposal a "critical first step", he said the government > would buy troubled loans from homeowners and restructure them into > more affordable mortgages. > > Obama's campaign dismissed the ideas as "more costly and out-of-touch > than we ever imagined". > > Jason Furman, policy director for the Obama campaign, said: "John > McCain wants the government to massively overpay for mortgages in a > plan that would guarantee taxpayers lose money, and put them at risk > of losing even more if home values don't recover." > > The US congress has already given the treasury the authority to spend > around $700bn in taxpayer funds to buy bad mortgage debt from any > financial institution over the next two years. > > Obama told supporters at an outdoor rally in Indianapolis that McCain > was offering the same strategies "that led us into this mess in the > first place". > > "This is a time for resolve and steady leadership," he said. > > 'Hussein' invoked > > With pressure building on McCain as he lags in the polls, supporters > again invoked Obama's middle name, Hussein, in an apparent attempt to > play on doubts about the Illinois senator's religion and background. > > At the rally in Pennsylvania, Bill Platt, a local Republican party > representative, twice used Obama's middle name before McCain arrived > to speak. > > McCain has previously apologised for using the name, which draws > allusions to Saddam Hussein, the late ruler of Iraq, calling it > "improper and inappropriate". > > The McCain campaign issued a statement after the rally saying it did > not condone "this inappropriate rhetoric". > > news bywww.mrchat.net --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ Thanks for being part of "PoliticalForum" at Google Groups. For options & help see http://groups.google.com/group/PoliticalForum * Visit our other community at http://www.PoliticalForum.com/ * It's active and moderated. Register and vote in our polls. * Read the latest breaking news, and more. -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
