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Politics : President Barack Obama -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: zeta1961 who wrote (2625)	8/26/2007 12:41:28 AM
From: ChinuSFO	Respond to of 149317

Obama Holds On to Slim Leads Over Giuliani, Thompson Friday, August 24, 2007 Democratic Senator Barack Obama maintains his edge over former New York Mayor Rudy Giuliani in the latest Rasmussen Reports national telephone poll. It’s now Obama 45% and Giuliani 43%. That's just one percentage point more than Obama earned two weeks ago in our August 7 poll. This is the third straight Rasmussen Reports poll to show Obama with a modest lead over Giuliani. Prior to that, Giuliani held the edge over Obama in seven straight polls between Election 2006 and June 2007. Obama also leads former Senator Fred Thompson 45% to 41% in the new Election 2008 poll. That's a bit closer than the seven-point lead Obama enjoyed two weeks ago. The very first time we polled on this match-up, in March, Obama had a double-digit lead over Thompson. Obama has held the lead ever since, but more modestly. Rasmussen Reports will test this match-up again in two weeks. A separate survey found that 29% of voters nationwide say they will definitely vote for Obama if he is on the ballot in 2008. Thirty-five percent (35%) say they will definitely vote against him. Thompson, the least well known of the three, has 20% committed to voting for him if he’s on the ballot while 33% will definitely vote against. For Giuliani, 26% say they will definitely vote for him while 37% will definitely vote against. Obama—asked whether he is experienced enough to be president as the very first question of the most recent Democratic debate—has consistently placed second in the race for the Democratic Presidential nomination. Giuliani has been the Republican frontrunner for most of the year, but Thompson is very competitive. The former Senator from Tennessee has yet to declare he is a candidate for president but recently told an Iowa radio audience, "I have declared that I'm going to declare." Thompson is currently viewed favorably by 40% of voters nationwide, unfavorably by 38%. That latter figure is the highest level of unfavorable yet measured for the movie star turned politicians turned TV star. Favorable opinions of Thompson have declined a bit from their peak at 48% in late June. Giuliani is now viewed favorably by 54% and unfavorably by 42%. That’s the second straight weekly uptick for the GOP frontrunner. Barack Obama is now viewed favorably by 50% of likely voters. That’s an improvement over the past week several weeks, although the Democrat from Illinois is still viewed unfavorably by 43%. rasmussenreports.com

To: zeta1961 who wrote (2625)	8/30/2007 7:43:46 AM
From: stockman_scott	Respond to of 149317

Watch a special video about New Orleans and Barack Obama's plan to rebuild the Gulf Coast: my.barackobama.com A house built on a strong foundation should withstand floods and high winds. A government built on a strong foundation of solidarity and common purpose should aid its citizens when their houses are not strong enough. Two years ago, Hurricane Katrina revealed that our federal emergency response system and the leadership responsible for it lacked a strong foundation. As thousands drowned and lost their homes, President Bush and FEMA responded incompetently to this tragedy. Over the weeks and months that followed, things at FEMA didn't get much better. There's been a lot of squabbling, but no one has stepped up to take responsibility. Nonetheless, New Orleans and other communities on the Gulf Coast are making a recovery -- small businesses, neighborhoods, and churches are coming back to life thanks to individuals and organizations taking matters into their own hands. In the absence of proper support from the federal government, Americans have reached out to one another and begun the work that the Bush administration has neglected. Those working on the recovery have honored a principle our government has largely forgotten under President Bush: I am my brother's keeper, I am my sister's keeper. Yet even for patient and generous people, the burdens continue to be overwhelming. There are countless problems remaining to be solved: shuttered schools and hospitals, abandoned houses, faulty levees, and more empty promises from Washington. New Orleans and the whole Gulf Coast face huge challenges ahead. But rebuilding is also an opportunity. In rebuilding, we’ve got a chance to create something stronger -- a foundation that can serve as the rock on which dreams are founded. Our focus should be on strengthening the fundamental elements any community needs to thrive: maintaining local law and order, bringing doctors and nurses back to provide reliable healthcare, and attracting top teachers to restore schools that will give our children the chance to succeed. But to do this we must change our leadership. These failures expose an arrogance in our current leaders -- a detachment from the lives of real people and an indifference to the consequences for the least fortunate -- that cannot continue. And make no mistake, the failures of the Bush administration were not just failures of response. They were the end result of policies that have eroded our country's foundation and weakened our commitment to one another. To rebuild in the wake of Katrina and get our country back on course, we need to renew our commitment to one another. We need to return to this core principle of our great nation by honoring our responsibility to our fellow citizens. I am my brother's keeper. I am my sister's keeper. And that foundation is what makes all of us stronger. Thank you. Barack Obama