Tonight’s Debate, Latest Polls, and Getting Truth

Tonight’s Town Hall Debate, Latest Polls, and the Differences Between Obama and McCain.

This post will take a look at what to expect at tonight’s debate, the latest attempt to turn the election away from the economy, and links that can help you find out what candidate agrees with you on the issues.

From TPM…

Here, courtesy of the new NBC/WSJ poll’s internals, are some key numbers to chew over as we head into tonight’s debate:

Thirty-four percent feel more reassured by Obama’s approach to dealing with the current financial crisis, versus 25% for McCain. Meanwhile, only 29% feel less reassured by Obama, versus 38% for McCain.
Obama-Biden slaughtered McCain-Palin in the last two debates, with 50% saying Obama-Biden did a better job, versus only 29% for McCain-Palin.
Obama’s advantage on the economy in general is formidable: 46% say Obama would be better on that issue, versus 29% for McCain.
Obama holds a sizable edge on other domestic issues polled here, including the mortgage and housing crisis, and energy and the cost of gas.

The upshot: As many others have observed, the pressure on McCain tonight to do something to jolt the electorate into seeing this race in a new way is now enormous. The race’s dynamic is hardening by the hour: The public has gotten a close look at the candidates in debate settings, and feel more reassured by Obama-Biden on the issues that matter to them.

The problem for McCain is that he needs to go hard-negative in a dramatic, confrontational, attention-grabbing fashion, most likely on Obama’s associations, which of course risks looking desperate and allows Obama to remind voters that McCain’s own senior adviser said the McCain team doesn’t want to talk about the economic crisis.

McCain campaign will try to turn the page on the economy, fearing it is the only way they can win the election…

If scandal is how the McCain campaign wants to play it, I think Obama can counter McCain’s non-relevant claims, with something that effects every US citizen…the economy.

Here is a 13 minute documentary on the truth about “Keating Economics: the Making of a Financial Crisis” this is a documentary that shows why John McCain’s failed philosophy and poor judgment are a recipe for deepening the economic crisis. This is not a smear campaign, this is simply the truth about something that happened a long time ago, but has a direct affect on our current economy crisis.

This is a shocking documentary, I don’t even know how to respond to it. But, if anyone was questioning McCain’s ability to save our economy, I think this documentary says it all.

Get the most from the debate and your vote. Know how the candidates feel about the issues that are important to you.

Here are a few sites and tools that I have found to be both honest and informative…

Here is a great widget that allows you to compare Obama and McCain policies, by the issues that are most important to you.

http://politicsanew.com/2008/09/26/interactive-widget-comapring-candidates-on-issues/

I love, love, love, expert voter. Because, this site allows you to compare the candidates on the issues, but the answers are all in video responses by the candidates. It’s kinda like getting the news just on the issues that are important to you…

http://www.expertvoter.org/

Another great one is – Vote by the Issue Quiz…

This quiz features some of the issues that have gained traction this campaign season. Your job is to simply select positions that correspond with your own views.

The responses are quotes from all presidential candidates that have been collected from the campaigns or
culled from public speeches, interviews or statements.

Another informative site is…