Tuesday, September 23, 2008 10:00 p.m.
Due to all of the crazy economic events that have happened in the past week and a half, the Washionton Post, as well as many other sources that I have examined, has seen an increase in Obama's ratings in the national polls this week. People seem to generally believe that in times of economic crisis, the Democratic cantidate is the one that is the better choice, especailly in this case where the current administration is quite Republican. The Post highlights
that Obama's "plan" to sit back and see what happens with the $700 billion dollars before putting more information out about his economic stance is said to be a good one, therefore not tying up money that may or may not be there. However, the paper brought up that McCain's campaign has intensely criticized Obama for doing this because he is said to not making critical decisions in a time of crisis. Instead, McCain, as the Post highlights, waffles on every comment made about the crisis and whether or not he would vote for the Wall Street bail out by taking it back to Obama not making a definitive answer to the same question. Whether the bail out passes or not, the article highlights the definite surge for votes for Obama because of the economic times. The economy is one subject that Obama has a lead in and as long as this subject stays in the forefront of the media, I believe that Obama will keep the lead. For the first time in a few weeks, I haven't seen anything about Sara Palin on the front page of the Post. The article on the front page today only mentions her in the capacity that McCain won't let her answer any questions about the economy. Does this speak as to her experience on such things? Will Obama and McCain even out again if the economy is not issue #1 in the coming weeks? Only the media knows...
that Obama's "plan" to sit back and see what happens with the $700 billion dollars before putting more information out about his economic stance is said to be a good one, therefore not tying up money that may or may not be there. However, the paper brought up that McCain's campaign has intensely criticized Obama for doing this because he is said to not making critical decisions in a time of crisis. Instead, McCain, as the Post highlights, waffles on every comment made about the crisis and whether or not he would vote for the Wall Street bail out by taking it back to Obama not making a definitive answer to the same question. Whether the bail out passes or not, the article highlights the definite surge for votes for Obama because of the economic times. The economy is one subject that Obama has a lead in and as long as this subject stays in the forefront of the media, I believe that Obama will keep the lead. For the first time in a few weeks, I haven't seen anything about Sara Palin on the front page of the Post. The article on the front page today only mentions her in the capacity that McCain won't let her answer any questions about the economy. Does this speak as to her experience on such things? Will Obama and McCain even out again if the economy is not issue #1 in the coming weeks? Only the media knows...
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