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Source:
Voters Cast Their Ballots With the Economy in Mind, Exit Polls Indicate
BOB DAVIS
WSJ, NOVEMBER 5, 2008
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB122584499389399483.html
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Knowing that the vote over the weekend in Greece was really a referendum on Euro membership, a majority of the Greek Parliament said yes to staying. European Finance Ministers meet again on Wednesday to solidify the 2nd bailout package for Greece at the same time hopefully a deal is consummated between Greece and its creditors this week. The Greek 14.5b euro bond that matures on March 20th is up by 2 pts. The optimism that all will be completed and contained AGAIN to Greece has yields lower in Portugal, Spain and Italy. The iTraxx Financial Index is also narrower by...
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November 6th, 2008 at 4:16 pm
I wonder how much Terrorism as the top issue has decreased since 2004…
November 6th, 2008 at 7:52 pm
I would be curious to see the income data for those who voted McCain on the terrorism issue. I suspect that the numbers would be from the low income people, implying that lower income people are more susceptible to fear mongering.
November 7th, 2008 at 2:03 am
Hmm, I wonder what “terrorism,” could be a euphemism for…
November 9th, 2008 at 4:51 pm
There must have been a lot of people whose “top issue” was terrorism, because he doesn’t get anywhere close to 47% without a commanding lead somewhere. Or perhaps, “No Comment” or “Decline to State” types, not shown, were all for McCain.
Anyway, it’d be nice to see some two-dimensional sorts. Younger people and low-income types were big wins for Obama — would those majorities dominate the heavy pro-Obama vote by minorities, or the other way around?