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Politics : Liberalism: Do You Agree We've Had Enough of It? -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: Kenneth E. Phillipps who wrote (46888)	9/16/2008 8:26:39 AM
From: lorne	1 Recommendation Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 224755

Poll shows radical shift in November expectations For 1st time this election, more Americans think McCain will win September 15, 2008 © 2008 WorldNetDaily worldnetdaily.com A new poll shows the winds are changing in this year's election: for the first time since Hillary Clinton conceded her party's presidential nomination to Barack Obama, more Americans now expect Republican John McCain to defeat his Democrat opponent than vice versa. According to Rasmussen Reports, which conducted the poll, McCain has surged from an 18-point deficit a month ago to a narrow lead over Barack Obama when voters were asked who is likely to win this year's presidential election. "While McCain's 35 percent to 34 percent edge is statistically insignificant," says the Rasmussen Reports summary of the poll, "it is a remarkable turnaround from a month ago when 46 percent expected an Obama victory versus 28 percent who thought the Republican would win." A Rasmussen official told WND this was the first time McCain has surpassed Obama since the polling firm began asking Americans who they thought would win the White House. The survey also showed a dramatic leap in the excitement level Americans feel about the election. In mid-August, only 23 percent of those polled said they thought the election would be exciting. That number has now risen to 45 percent, and among likely McCain voters, the number has shot up from 20 percent to 53 percent. Likely Obama supporters have shown a far more modest rise in enthusiasm, from 29 percent to 38 percent of respondents who said they found the election exciting. In notable other polls from the electronic publishing firm, the Rasmussen Markets, which project the winner of the election from a stock market-like valuation based on Markets participants, show McCain likewise overcoming a major deficit (more than 60 percent expecting an Obama victory earlier) to now lead his Democratic opponent, 51.7 percent to 48.1 percent. Rasmussen's Presidential Tracking Poll, which asks Americans daily who they will likely vote for, has shown the top two contenders within an average of roughly 5 points of each other since June. Today's report listed McCain with the edge, 49 percent to 47 percent.

To: Kenneth E. Phillipps who wrote (46888)	9/16/2008 8:36:57 AM
From: lorne	1 Recommendation Respond to of 224755

Hey ken... unlike hussein obama McCain has only one message for Jews and the state of Israel. McCain 'ready to take on world to ensure Israel's security' In a closed door meeting with leaders of the Jewish community in Arizona three weeks ago, Republican Presidential candidate John McCain promised Jewish leaders "I will not let you down...I will never let Israel down." Avrohom Shmuel Lewin/The Jewish Press shturem.net "I am not going to let you down. I will not let Israel down" That was the message and pledge that Republican Presidential candidate John McCain gave leaders of the Jewish community in Arizona August 26th when he met with them in a closed door meeting at the Biltmore Hotel in Phoenix. Farley Weiss who is 2nd VP of the National Council of Young Israel, National VP of the ZOA and President of Young Israel of Phoenix was one of the organizers of the meeting and this week he disclosed to The Jewish Press what Senator McCain told them. "Senator McCain told us that although he is first and foremost an American but America is a very strong ally of Israel and he will strengthen that strong Israel-USA relationship. "I won't let Israel down," he said. He added that "I know that this is a difficult time for our country. This is where my career got started and I won't forget all the people in this state that got me started in my political career. I won't let you down." Weiss said that in Senator McCain you have someone who is an expert on military issues, on security issues, and has a deep extensive knowledge of the need for Israel's security to the extent that two weeks ago in the midst of a Presidential campaign he told us that he is in close touch with Israel's Defense Minister Ehud Barak, former Israeli C.O.S. Shaul Mofaz and Opposition leader Bibi Netanyahu concerning the dangers of a potential nuclear Iran and to counteract those dangers. "There is no politician from the beginning of the primaries in this race today that has taken a stronger line of making sure that Iran does not have nuclear weapons as Senator McCain," Weiss said. Weiss said that McCain had also reiterated his long held position that the U.S. Embassy should be moved to Jerusalem and a united Jerusalem be recognized as the capital of Israel, a bill that was done by his colleague in the Senate and head of his campaign Sen. John Kyle. "These are not mere words as they were for the previous presidents but John McCain has shown in the past that he is a man of action and will take action even if the whole world thinks it's unpopular but he will do it because it is right to do," Weiss told The Jewish Press. As proof to this, Weiss quoted an article that Senator McCain wrote in the Readers Digest a few years ago defending U.S. aid to Israel: "Without question, we are very generous to Israel, $720 million dollars a year in economic aid and $2 billion in military aid is real money. And even Israel's strongest supporters in America don't agree with every policy pursued by the Israeli government. Yet, at the end of the day, I know what Israel stands for, and what its survival means to the world. I know why we care so deeply about the fate of this tiny nation, no bigger than Massachusetts," McCain wrote. Several weeks ago McCain asked for a conference call with 40 head Chabad emissaries in the U.S. Although Lubavitch officials agreed to the call they made it clear beforehand that this was not to be interpreted as an endorsement of the Senator but is being held at the request of the McCain campaign. In that conference call McCain told the Chabad people, "I believe this is going to be a tough race. We have for the first time gone ahead in the polls," he said. "But I think we are the underdog. We've got a lot of work to do. I'd be grateful for your support, it would mean a great deal to me. "I believe that I can be the kind of President that is the President of every American and I will put my country first. I understand the meaning of freedom and I will do everything in my power to make sure that the USA and our closest friend and ally remain secure and peaceful and prosperous." In Israel, earlier this year, Yair Shamir, head of Israel's Aerospace industries and son of former prime minister Yitachak Shamir told The Jewish Press that the Arizona senator is "more known than Obama. You know his history, you more or less know his position towards Israel, his position on Iran and the geopolitical scene. He has a much clearer position than Obama on Israel, so I would not rush to change horses so fast. Besides, history proves that Israel's position has been much better with Republican presidents," Shamir said." Obama, he added, is "a gamble. It's like a guessing game. I am not a gambler. I don't gamble on unknowns and I especially don't gamble on the fate of the Land of Israel."