Trust as first sight

Public trusts Obama more than McCain on gas prices, global warming, energy

Posted by David Roberts at 5:19 AM on 18 Jun 2008

Interesting results from a new ABC/WaPo poll.

Who do Americans trust more on the economy? Obama 52%, McCain 36%

How about gas prices? Obama 50%, McCain 30%

Global warming? Obama 55%, McCain 28%

Energy policy? Obama 51%, McCain 36%

Issues where McCain is more trusted: international affairs, war in Iraq (by one point), and war on terror.

Overall, Obama's ahead by 6% -- roughly where he's been for a while now:

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Surprisingly Small Margins

Given the American publics disaffectation with the current administration, the margins reported seem surprisingly small.

Do the metrics indicate an essential distrust that even exceptional rhetoric by the democratic canditate will have difficulty overcoming?

As The Naib http://www.blog.thesietch.org/2008/06/07/obama-or-mccain- ... has pondered, "Obama Or McCain: Who Cares?"

by jcwinnie at 11:44 AM on 18 Jun 2008

Worried?

This looks somewhat worrisome for the Obama campaign. With McCain linked to a very unpopular administration and Obama riding a year long love affair with the media - a difference of only 6%? I would have guessed it would be closer to 16%.

by KenG at 7:40 PM on 18 Jun 2008

Heh

Thats just because the general public hasn't been introduced to McCain's new policies.

He's been almost completely out of the press for the past 3 months.

Hell, here's a scary one for ya.

If you thought "The Google" and "Internets" was bad enough.

McCain doesn't know how to use a computer.
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2008/06/11/mccain-admits-he ...

-David Ahlport

by GreyFlcn at 7:46 PM on 18 Jun 2008

Obama slip.....slip....slipping

Better take another look at those poll numbers. America's love affair with Osama Obama is coming to a rapid end.

by BSTNH1 at 6:04 PM on 17 Aug 2008

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