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To: bentway who wrote (395767)	7/2/2008 5:10:39 PM
From: tejek	Respond to of 1574679

I think you may have posted this one but its worth another look. ;-) 58% of Americans Worry McCain Would Be Too Similar to Bush About half are concerned Obama would go too far in changing Bush policies by Jeffrey M. Jones gallup.com PRINCETON, NJ -- A recent USA Today/Gallup poll finds about two in three Americans concerned that John McCain would pursue policies as president that are too similar to what George W. Bush has pursued. Nearly half -- 49% -- say they are "very concerned" about this. McCain faces a challenge in trying to convince voters to allow him to follow an unpopular president of the same party. Democratic candidate Barack Obama has attempted to link McCain to Bush by saying that electing McCain would effectively lead to a "third Bush term." Although McCain remains competitive in head-to-head matchups with Obama, the poll suggests that McCain may have more work to do to distance himself from Bush. It is clearly a delicate balancing act for McCain, as Bush remains relatively popular with the Republican base. While only 28% of Americans approve of the job Bush is doing as president, a majority of Republicans (60%) still do. Bush's approval rating among current McCain supporters is slightly lower, at 55%. Bush is deeply unpopular with Democrats (only 6% approve), and 9 in 10 Democrats say they are concerned that McCain's policies would be too similar to those of Bush. But among independents -- a group to which McCain has demonstrated appeal -- most are concerned about McCain-Bush similarities, including nearly half who are very concerned. Even one in five Republicans are very concerned about the similarities. A recent CBS News poll asked registered voters what they thought McCain would do -- continue Bush's policies, change to more conservative policies, or change to less conservative policies. A plurality of 43% believe he would continue Bush's policies, but more expect some change -- either more conservative (21%) or less conservative (28%) policies. Thus, while most voters express concern about McCain being too much like Bush, most do not necessarily expect this to happen. While most Democrats (65%) believe that McCain would generally continue Bush's policies, only 34% of independents and 20% of Republicans do. Independents are about evenly divided as to whether McCain would be more conservative or less conservative than Bush, while nearly half of Republicans think he would be less conservative.

To: bentway who wrote (395767)	7/2/2008 5:14:34 PM
From: tejek	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 1574679

"We're strong dollar people in this administration and have always been for a strong dollar," Bush told journalists.." I can't figure out if he's clueless, or he's just fucking with our heads. Given the way its phrased, he's probably clueless but given the history of the dollar under his tenure, I can understand why you think he's fucking with our heads. Sadly, I think we're living 1984 and this is just more doublespeak.