Post debate reader poll: Who has the best economic plan?

September 27, 2008 | Dean Takahashi | Comments | |

John McCain and Barack Obama held their first debate Friday evening. How do you think it turned out, at least in terms of who has the best economic plan to lead the country out of its current crisis?

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  • I like John, he promoses to reduce tax for the small business.. How cool is that
  • FanBoy
    Bill Clinton likes Sarah Palin, and so does the president of Pakistan. And oh, she keeps watch over Putin, when he rears his ugly head over Alaska!
  • j
    is it even worth posting polls like this on the internet? Obama has the young internet crowd so I don't see how Mccain could win any online polls lol.
  • JW
    I agree with the comment 'j' posted. My first reaction was 'wow'. My second was 'oh, but this is a (modern) website'.
  • jlk
    Really both plans stink. Neither candidate is much of a whiz at economics and it shows in their policies.

    and btw, i agree with j that the web crowd leans towards obama, so hard for mccain to compete in this venue.
  • Ocon
    Unfortunately the educated public is the only one that is represented here which could make the poll inaccurate. Unfortunately we have a great number of people who will only vote because they are of a specific party and have no idea what they're voting for except for those sound bites which are just cheap ways to get the ignorant vote. Although I cannot say that Obama is the perfect candidate, he knows the truth that we all should realize which is that taxes are a must and by lowering them we're just digging ourselves into a deeper hole. Big business should never see a dime of rescue money, art and educational programs are a must, and we cannot cut funding from fundamental programs any longer. Too much money is being spent for the war and this bailout plan for the banks is terrible. We need to save the people who lost their homes and those who lost their money, not the greedy banks and we certainly shouldn't be outsourcing and allowing the oil companies to control the economy.
  • Aravind
    I am surprised both these candidates stick to their plans even after multi billion dollar bailouts. What is their plan to tackle deficits? Obama tells you what you like to hear but that will not solve our problems. He will continue to do everything for everyone and he has plan to fix every tax loophole... no one likes to know what he is smoking.