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His Own Man: Majority Of Voters Do Not See McCain As Bush III

By Kleinheider Posted on October 21, 2008 at 10:44 am

The gap between Barack Obama and John McCain is starting to close and one of the Obama campaign’s major talking points seems to have lost favor with voters:

Now comes a statistical inkling that the closing is starting to occur, but in a strange way. A CNN/Opinion Research Corp. poll of 1,058 adults taken Friday through Sunday and out Monday showed Obama’s eight-point lead from early October had been trimmed to five points, 51-46.

But two interesting points from within the poll. It’s not so much that McCain gained as that Obama slipped.

Also, the numbers show that for the first time a minority see McCain as carrying on the policies of Pres. George W. Bush, a theme the Obama campaign has relentlessly driven home all summer and autumn.

Put another way, for the first time 51% of Americans now see McCain as his own man, less likely to continue the unpopular Bush presidency.

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2 Responses to “His Own Man: Majority Of Voters Do Not See McCain As Bush III”

  1. Bobby Blevins writes
    October 21st, 2008 3:39 pm

    This might be really significant except for the Sarah Palin pick, the campaign “suspension” and other mistakes John McCain has made in his campaign. Look at just about any of these polls and you’ll see his unfavorable/favorable number has moved south. And the economy is still the big issue, and that’s not a vote winner for him.

  2. Bobby Blevins writes
    October 21st, 2008 5:06 pm

    From Political Wire:

    A new Pew Research poll shows Sen. Barack Obama holds his widest national margin yet over Sen. John McCain, 53% to 39%, among likely voters.

    Key findings: “Obama’s gains notwithstanding, a widespread loss of confidence in McCain appears to be the most significant factor in the race at this point. Many more voters express doubts about McCain’s judgment than about Obama’s: 41% see McCain as ‘having poor judgment,’ while just 29% say that this trait describes Obama. Fewer voters also view McCain as inspiring than did so in mid-September (37% now, 43% then). By contrast, 71% of voters continue to think of Obama as inspiring.”

    “In addition, Sarah Palin appears to be a continuing - if not an increasing - drag on the GOP ticket. Currently, 49% of voters express an unfavorable opinion of Palin, while 44% have a favorable view.”

    Pew interviewed 2,599 registered voters on both landline phones and cell phones.

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