McCain, Obama battle over economic prescriptions
Republican presidential nominee John McCain used his final debate with Democrat Barack Obama to attack his rival over taxes,spending and past associations, while Obama countered by stressing his approach to the economic and health- care issues that dominate voters'concerns.
McCain, 72, trailing in most polls, took the offensive almost from the first moments of the debate at Hofstra University in Hempstead, New York, last night.
He portrayed Obama as a tax and-spend Democrat whose policies would damage small businessmen -- including would be Ohio entrepreneur Joe Wurzelbacher. McCain repeatedly invoked him, calling him “Joe the plumber,'' triggering a debate within a debate over which candidate was on Joe's side.
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McCain, 72, trailing in most polls, took the offensive almost from the first moments of the debate at Hofstra University in Hempstead, New York, last night.
He portrayed Obama as a tax and-spend Democrat whose policies would damage small businessmen -- including would be Ohio entrepreneur Joe Wurzelbacher. McCain repeatedly invoked him, calling him “Joe the plumber,'' triggering a debate within a debate over which candidate was on Joe's side.
To read the full article, click here..
To read the ePaper, visit:
http://epaper.financialexpress.com/FE/FE/2008/10/17/index.shtml
Labels: Barack Obama, battle, concern, debate, economic, entrepreneur, health care, Hempstead, Hofstra University, Joe Wurzelbacher, New York, polls, Republican presidential nominee John McCain, voters
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