Election 2008 Update - Sep 10

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The Rasmussen Reports daily presidential tracking poll for Sept. 9 shows the presidential candidates are again tied. Sen. John McCain and Sen. Barack Obama each took 46 percent of the votes. When those who are undecided are included in the results, both candidates have 48 percent of the votes.

DEMOCRATS
Barack Obama
46%

REPUBLICANS
John McCain
46%

Source:  Rasmussen.

Election notes
•  Sen. John McCain makes his way through the First Coast Sept. 15 for a pancake breakfast
with 2,000 supporters at the Jacksonville Fair Grounds. McCain is likely to speak about the
economy and the war in Iraq.

•  Sen. Barack Obama detailed his plan to strengthen the education system Sept. 9 and
charged that the Bush administration’s “failure to act has put our nation in jeopardy.”
Obama called for the creation of an “Innovative Schools Fund” to help school districts
develop a “portfolio of successful public school types,” including charters and nonprofit
schools.

•  WomenCount, “a group co-founded by top Hillary fund-raiser Susie Tompkins Buell,” the
founder of Esprit and now a full-time philanthropist, recently defended Gov. Sarah Palin.
“The very notion that Sarah Palin should not have accepted this nomination because she is
a mother with demanding challenges underscores just how far we have to go,” wrote
Rosemary Camposano, the group’s communications director.

•  Congressman Ron Paul has scheduled a press conference in the Ball Room at the National
Press Club Sept. 10. Dr. Paul will announce his intentions for the fall presidential election
and will be accompanied by several special guests.

Presidential Election countdown
55 days until the election Nov. 4.

Compiled by James Cannon II.