Possible Presidents Travel: Hey! Must Be the Money!

September 30, 2008 at 3:45 PM | by egw | Comments (0)

A Harris poll last week found that 54 percent of Americans believe the economy is the most important issue in this election, with health care a distant second at 21 percent. (The war in Iraq took third.) So after Friday's national-security-themed debate, the candidates came out swinging with critiques of how their opponent might clean up this domestic mess in his first term.

Senator Barack Obama suggested to a Westminster, Colorado audience that his opponent's fondness for gambling may lead to a certain recklessness in not pushing for further regulations on the banking and mortgage industries. He heads to La Crosse, Wisconsin tomorrow before flying back to Florida (where he prepped for last week's debate) for two rallies with former President Bill Clinton.

For his part, Senator John McCain accused his opponent of "not putting the interests of the country first" in Cleveland yesterday and predicted an Obama administration would only increase the likelihood of the depression. Possible veep Sarah Palin kept out of the mudslinging except to joke about Democratic counterpart Joe Biden's support of University of Delaware sports, but she's probably saving her best jabs for Thursday's debate in St. Louis, Missouri.

Then again, if JohnMcCain.com is to be believed...

... she'll be able to watch herself debating. And if she can be in two places at once, why isn't she on the top of the ticket?

Related Stories
· Economy Now the Most Important Issue for Americans by a Wide Margin [Harris Interactive]
· Obama: McCain Policies Helped Lead to Financial Crisis [Houston Chronicle]
· McCain: Obama's Policies Will Deepen Recession [Houston Chronicle]
· Palin Says She's Ready for Debate with Biden [Boston Globe]

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