Economists Favor Obama
The Economist’s recent survey of economists reveals an overwhelming support for Obama.
Where the candidates’ positions are more clearly articulated, Mr Obama scores better on nearly every issue: promoting fiscal discipline, energy policy, reducing the number of people without health insurance, controlling health-care costs, reforming financial regulation and boosting long-run economic growth. Twice as many economists think Mr McCain’s plan would be bad or very bad for long-run growth as Mr Obama’s. Given how much focus Mr McCain has put on his plan’s benefits for growth, this last is quite a repudiation.
Interestingly, the Economists overwhelming (81%) said they had more confidence in Obama’s willingness to tap experts and choose qualified advisors than McCain’s. Remember, McCain is the commander-in-chief-wannabee who isn’t sure if he’d sit down with the Prime Minister of Spain.
Is the fat lady warming up?
RHM
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dickmill | Oct 6, 2008 | Reply
We’re at the point where no one on either side is going to change. On election day something like 1/3 or greater of the electorate will have already voted. So…
Let’s get this over with. Living in Boston, all we get is wall-to-wall New Hampshire senatorial commercials and we can’t even vote (Kerry doesn’t need to advertise in MA.) It’s getting nasty and it’s boring. Let’s vote.