Obviously this past week has been consumed by the financial crisis facing Americans which has forced the economy to take center stage as the new judgment about which candidate is more capable in leading our country towards a brighter future. While McCain unveiled a six point plan to try and deal with the economic problems and plans to establish a new institution to oversee mortgage lending institutions, Obama has said that he will take part in the efforts underway by the Congress and Administration and wants to wait and make sure a fix for the meltdown is secure and works. The electorate is really tuning in to see what the candidates have to say about the state of our economy and how they plan to fix it, but we also need to remember that our current president is still in the White House and obviously change needs to start happening now. I think it is very beneficial for McCain’s campaign that he has offered an economic plan, which is his most detailed plan to date, it helps to show the electorate that he is prepared to respond to financial crises. However, Obama’s choice to not rapidly respond with a plan, which would seem in accordance with his style thus far, might show more rational behavior which could be more important in comparison. The issue of the present economy has definitely taken center stage in regards to advertisements for both candidates. Both sides have produced a multitude of television and internet ads where economy has taken center stage, but I feel that many of the ads continue to just try and belittle the other candidate instead of focusing on the real problems at hand.
http://abcnews.go.com/Politics/Vote2008/story?id=5839771&page=1
http://www.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/09/19/economy.ads/index.html#cnnSTCText
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