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01 NOV 08A candidate’s economic expertise may matter rather less if he surrounds himself with clever advisers. Unfortunately for Mr McCain, 81% of all respondents reckon Mr Obama is more likely to do that; among unaffiliated respondents, 71% say so. That is despite praise across party lines for the excellent Doug Holtz-Eakin, Mr McCain’s most prominent economic adviser and a former head of the Congressional Budget Office. “Although I have tended to vote Republican,” one reply says, “the Democrats have a deep pool of talented, moderate economists.”
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AS THE financial crisis pushes the economy back to the top of voters’ concerns, Barack Obama is starting to open up a clear lead over John McCain in the opinion polls. But among those who study economics for a living, Mr Obama’s lead is much more commanding. A survey of academic economists by The Economist finds the majority—at times by overwhelming margins—believe Mr Obama has the superior economic plan, a firmer grasp of economics and will appoint better economic advisers.
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10 OCT 08In our special report on the election we analyse the two candidates’ economic plans. Here, we ask professional economists to give us their views
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this one's pretty amazing. the Economist, which I'm pretty sure has a right-of-center tilt, show an incredible preponderance for BO's economic plans as opposed to Mccain's. wouldn't you think on Economics would be one of the areas the Republicans have nailed down? Money quote: those who do not cleave to either main party say Mr Obama has a better grasp of economics. Even among Republicans Mr Obama has the edge: 46% versus 23% say Mr Obama has the better grasp of the subject. “I take McCain’s word on this one,” claimed one economist
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The Economist's poll of economists In our special report on the election we analyse the two candidates’ economic plans. Here, we ask professional economists to give us their views
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