Gallup finds 80% see McCain as a commander in chief, 55% Obama

Republican Sen. John McCain, a retired Naval aviator, Naval Academy graduate, war veteran and son and grandson of admirals, draws a very high level of confidence among American voters in his ability to serve as commander in chief -- fully 80% of those surveyed say McCain could handle the top job.

Democratic Sen. Barack Obama, who never has served in the military and is a graduate of Harvard Law, barely passes the 50% mark on this question -- with 55% of those surveyed telling the Gallup Poll they think Obama can handle the top job.

At a time when other polls are starting to portray growing advantages for Obama in his Nov. 4 contest with McCain for the White House, the Gallup Poll's daily tracking survey has returned to a dead-even matchup between the two: Obama 45%, McCain 45%.

""McCain clearly enjoys a more broad-based positive reputation with Americans for military matters than does Obama," says Gallup's Lydia Saad. "But it's unclear how this will benefit him in the election,."

Our pal Mark Silva has the background and more details in this Swamp item.

--Andrew Malcolm

Comments

[frieda]

then how did LATimes poll show 14 point lead? will this news that 80% see McCain as commander in chief be the front page news at lA Times? I doubt it..

I guess this will explain why Obama wanted to have his own seal , so he will look presidential..so sad

[nick o'malley]

"gallup finds 80% see McCain as a commander in chief, 55% Obama". the math, 80 % + 55% = 135%. we are not told exactly what gallup findings are, much less what they mean.

[THINK B4 VOTE]

AMERICA IS THE GREATEST NATION IN THE PLANET. THE PERSON WHO LIVES IN THE WHITE HOUSE IS THE LEADER OF THE FREE WORLD. DO YOU THINK A AFRO AMERICAN MUSLIM FAGGOT CAN HANDLE THE TOP JOB?

DO YOU WANT 9-11 AGAIN? PRESIDENT BUSH HAS SAVED THE HONOR OF THIS PROUD NATION BY BOMBING THE PUSSY FAGGOT TERRORISTS. BEFORE YOU HATE BUSH JUST THINK ABOUT THE SACRIFICES HE HAS MADE TO OUR NATION.

WE NEED A PATRIOT IN THE WHITE HOUSE.

BARACH HUSSEIN OBAMA AND HIS AMERICA HATING WIFE AND PASTOR SHOULD BE SENT BACK TO AFRICA PRONTO.

VOTE MCCAIN!

[ZachJonesIsHome]

Consider this parody: Sen. Clinton may still have a chance.
Senator McCain in a Time Rift!
Is John McCain Really Harry Potter?
http://zachjonesishome.wordpress.com/2008/06/26/mccain-harry-potter-lord-voldemort-obama-dark-magic-in-time-rift/

[Alessandro Machi]

Nero fiddled as Rome burned. If it's true that our military consumes 15,000 gallons of gasoline every second, then our military is basically paying the middle east around a billion dollars a day for petroleum.

Just whom is commanding whom when higher oil prices devalue the real estate in our own country, thus allowing that billion dollars a day to be twice what it used to be able to buy.

http://www.WallStreetChange.com

[Dylan]

Hey THINK B4 VOTE ...Your why I'm voting for Obama!!

Didn't 9/11 happen on Bush's watch? And when did he serve our country?

Your a tool and a disgrace to civilization. You tool.

[MARTIN]

Mr. think b4 you vote> aparently you didn't have any sense or put any thoughts at all in your remarks!!!
Nobody is listening to that kind of prejudice anymore, you are a coward that dwells on corrupting the few weak minded. You are nothing, even a child can plainly see through your words of hate.. May be you don't like yourself, and may be you are the faggot one.
Just like Bush who you are so fascinated with, just look at state of the country!! no wonder he has 26% rating worst of ny president before him. You are an idiot, and idiots thnk alike" just like you and bush"

[Vegas]

I don't see McCain as Commander in Chief. I think he can barely make it through a normal day. I don't believe McCain can handle the job, the daily grind, the travel of being president. Not over 4 years, certainly not 8. It's simply too much for him. A vote for him is a vote for his VP. I will not vote for his VP because he/she didn't generate all this excitement. Obama did that! McCain is too tired, his time is passed. Obama's clearly the best man for the job. People here and the world over want him. The citizens and leadership in other countries can't wait to welcome his as president of the US into their country. America lost that a few years back and I'm glad to see Obama can get it back for us. It will be nice to have people the world over glad to see us coming again. Obama is a global citizen, he would be the first global president. He just happens to be American! How lucky we are! I don't want old, dry, boring, dull, don't have a clue McCain spoiling his chances. Everytime McCain gets on tv he puts me right to sleep, instantly. I also do not want Cindy McCain in the White House. She does not belong there. She's a bad example for our young girls and young ladies. She defrauded a charity she helped found by stealing and doing the drugs meant to go to patients. If any other regular American would've done that, we'd be running from the cops, not running for the White House. She's clearly above the law, more special than everyone else and too precious for consequences. Felons can't even vote, much less think about being first lady. I'm just saying NO to McCain and all that trash. I cannot say anything wrong about Michelle Obama. She's a fine example of what girls, young women should strive for. She's a mother, wife, working American, and has nothing but decent examples to lead by. She is a lady and it's only fitting that she be First Lady. Cindy McCain is trash with 100 million plus in the bank, that's all. I also don't see John and Cindy sitting at a table trying to figure out who's going to be paid this month and who is not. If they're going to eat this month or not much. The Obama's aren't suffering, but I know that they know what it's like to struggle. Ms. "Above the Law" Cindy McCain, does not. And if I were Cindy, I'd be running around telling everyone how proud I am, too. Especially when you can do anything you want and not be punished. Bad example, woman!

I see Obama as Commander in Chief, not McCain. McCain simply cannot handle it. And I say no to his VP and his wife.

Obama 08!!!!!!!!!

[Vegas]

Think B4 Vote is trash. I can tell that simply by what he wrote and how backwards and slow his mind is. Trash like you needs to go to Hell. You are not a decent American to speak about another American in that way. Obama and his wife are American and if you go shaking the family tree you might find a little Native American in Michelle, so maybe you should leave the country (that really isn't yours in the first place) and they should stay. America is a great country, but sometimes the people are screwed up, that's YOU! Complete and total waste of trash!

Obama 08!!!!!!!!!

[MrUniteUs]

Naval Academy?
McCain, graduated in the bottom 1% of his class, 5th from the bottom. He barely gradulated. Was he a barely qualified pilot? He left his faithful wife and children for another woman. He voted against the GI Bill.

[Wbmstrmjb]

Hey Dylan... "you're" the reason this country is portrayed as uneducated!

"Your" is not "you are" and before you go bashing others for "their" (note: not there or they're) opinions, you might want to check your grammar.

[ELECTION REFLECTION]

A VOTE FOR MCCAIN IS A VOTE OF COMMON SENSE!

[jennifer potenciano]

obama is clearly speaking from both sides of his mouth in playing w/ his vp choice. on one hand, he says he wants to end the iraq war (& presumably, america’s military adventurism), but on the other, he entertains vp nominees who were actual military officers once.

this obama doesn’t get it, clearly. if he wants military advice, he can get it from his pool of military think tank; his vp need not be w/ outright military record. what his game really is is that obama wants to play off his vp against mccain just so obama can chip some luster away from mccain’s coat of arms, the republican being an authentic war hero.

besides, the vp serves as an adviser to the us president on policy matters, not the latter’s commander on the ground on some foreign soil’s warfront, wherever america gets embroiled into. this commenter hopes obama clears up his befuddled mind on his silly notion of a militarist vp.

clearly in this task, hillary rodham clinton is far & away the best choice as vp nominee for the democratic party. am perplexed why it’s taking obama not a few sleepless weeks on his vp choice, when the best candidate—hillary--is right beside him. this probably is one thing why mccain is gaining a lot of ground nowadays.

if mccain succeeds in beating the daylight out of obama this fall, what a pyrrhic victory, then, shall the primaries have given this afro-american with an outsize ego. then like macbeth, people would say of obama:

“out, out brief candle
life’s but a walking shadow; a poor player
that struts & frets his hour upon the stage
& then is heard no more. it is a tale
told by an idiot, full of sound & fury
signifying nothing.”

[Marcus McNally]

The only reason why anyone should vote for McCain is if they believe the last 8 years of G.W.Bush have been wonderful and they want to continue on the same path. The reason why they would vote for Obama is if they disagree and want change. End of story. Those are the facts, now you decide.

[Yeil Raven]

Novak:Colin Powell Will Endorse Obama

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2008/06/26/novak-powell-will-endorse_n_109329.html

The retired general Wesley Clark assails McCain's credentials
http://www.iht.com/articles/2008/06/29/america/campaign.php

Obama '08

[AmericaFirst]

McCAIN = WHAT CAN I DO FOR MY COUNTRY

OBAMA = WHAT CAN MY COUNTRY DO FOR ME

---- Now the choice is clear ----- McCAIN 08