There's plenty of good news for Sen. John McCain in the latest polls out early this week, including some that show him competitive with Democrats in fairly blue states such as Washington, New Jersey and Michigan.
But there are some worrying signs as well, including this from our latest Fox 5-The Washington Times-Rasmussen Reports poll: Just half of self-identified Republicans think McCain, their presidential nominee in waiting, has the best plan for the economy.
The poll, of 1,000 adults and taken March 26-27, found 11 percent of Republicans thought Hillary Clinton the best on the economy, and another 8 percent picked Barack Obama, while the rest said either Ron Paul, Ralph Nader, or none of them are right on the issue.
Democrats were more satisfied with their party's choices, with Clinton grabbing 34 percent and Obama grabbing 32 percent. Among independents, Obama fared best, with a quarter of respondents.
Here's our story with results from other questions in the poll.
— Stephen Dinan, national political reporter, The Washington Times
Comments (2)
Just a little research will tell you why Paul is right on the economy.
First google 2008 depression. Uk prints what our media isn't telling you.
The research the Ron Paul Library online. 900 articles.
People call Paul crazy. He see's what they don't
Posted by Flo | April 1, 2008 10:35 AM
Not really happy with any of the candidates solutions, however, I don't understand how increasing taxes on the rich will fund social programs and national healthcare unless we redefine the rich or tap other programs like military logisitics and training budgets. Also, since we are part of a global economy, how will they guarantee to keep jobs in the U.S., at the same salary standards, when China and India are not offering comparable benefits packages or national healthcare and lower salaries? Technology is not an edge, we have optimized to a point of global saturation.
Posted by Larry Stone | April 1, 2008 3:21 PM