Vote on CNN.com: John McCain's request to delay campaigining and this week's debate is:

[sinkingfeeling]

An effort to help the economy 0%
A political gimmick 0%
Something else 0%


http://www.cnn.com/

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[babylonsister]

1. Results so far~

An effort to help the economy 31%
A political gimmick 66%
Something else 4%

[woodsprite]

14. 68% say Political gimmick. n/t

[holybarcode]

18. They all say zero when I look! (yes I did clear the cache)

:wtf:
(I tried 3 times)

[dchill]

2. ! Gimmick !

An effort to help the economy 31%
A political gimmick 66%
Something else 4%

[atreides1]

3. Current Numbers

John McCain's request to delay campaigining and this week's debate is:


An effort to help the economy 31%

A political gimmick 66%

Something else 4%

[rocktivity]

4. Well, let me put it this way:

:evilgrin:
rocknation

[dchill]

16. CHICKEN... TURKEY! - Both?

;)

[whistle]

5. Voted....

CNN Quick Vote
John McCain's request to delay campaigining and this week's debate is:

An effort to help the economy 31%
A political gimmick 66%
Something else 4%

[gateley]

6. I'm debating between 'political gimmick' and "something else" --

the 'something else' maybe health?

Hmmm. I'll give it some thought. What do you guys think?

[Beaverhausen]

7. done

[gademocrat7]

8. done

looks like voters aren't buying mcsame's plan.

[Sebastian Doyle]

9. Freeps must be hungover today?

John McCain's request to delay campaigning and this week's debate is:
An effort to help the economy 31%
A political gimmick 66%
Something else 4%

[Virginia Dare]

10. I'm betting most rational people will see through this..

where was his ass when these criminals were doing their raping and pillaging? Oh, now all of a sudden he's in a balls ass panic over the whole thing. Guess what schmuck, the rest of us have to go on with our lives. We can't just bail on whatever we're doing.

[NoodleyAppendage]

19. Too bad that only encompasses the Democrats...there's a whole shitload of Repukes not included.

Rational thought is not prized anymore...didn't you get the memo?

J

[Virginia Dare]

22. The ranks of Democrats grows by the day my friend..

just like back during the Great Depression.

[firedupdem]

11. voted gimmick! twice!! n/t

[MiniMe]

12. Done. 68% think it is a political gimmick

John McCain's request to delay campaigining and this week's debate is:
An effort to help the economy 27% 837
A political gimmick 68% 2105
Something else 5% 139
Total Votes: 3081

[gatorboy]

13. Done! Shouldn't the new CNN question be, "Can McCain successfully multi-task"?

[Bluzmann57]

15. Did it

68 pct. say "political gimmick". People are catching on.

[Liberal_in_LA]

17. A political gimmick 68% with 3081 voting

Quick Vote
John McCain's request to delay campaigining and this week's debate is:
An effort to help the economy 27% 837
A political gimmick 68% 2105
Something else 5% 139
Total Votes: 3081

read related article »This is not a scientific poll

[wryter2000]

20. Edit

Working now. 70% gimmick. :rofl:

[FiveGoodMen]

21. I just voted and they were all zeros (again)

[wryter2000]

25. Try again

I had to try three times before it worked.

[FiveGoodMen]

28. Worked that time! Huh

"This is not a scientific poll" indeed!

[hamsterjill]

23. Done

n/t

[gatorboy]

24. What the hell? They restarted the poll?

I guess they're not getting the answer they want. :eyes:

[DS1]

26. Showing 70% gimmick again - 626 votes

keep hammering them

[dchill]

27. Still a gimmick.

An effort to help the economy 27% 168
A political gimmick 70% 440
Something else 3% 18

[opihimoimoi]

29. COWARD, NO GUTS, WIMP, WUSSY, ASSHOLE. Not Ready for Prime time

[Swamp Rat]

39. BOK! BOK! BOK! BOK! BOK! BOK! BOK! BOK! .......oink!

[opihimoimoi]

43. Puk puk puk pa puk puk pa pa paka ka gobble gobble

LOL....

Its so good to see the Bok Bok bok bok

[YvonneCa]

30. My email to CNN...

...a few minutes ago:

It IS possible to both believe there is an economic crisis AND think the crisis is being used for political reasons.

This is a disgusting pattern by John McCain. First, Gustav during the RNC and now the economic crisis. McCain has nothing ...no good record...to run on. He uses these crises as a way of avoiding events where he has no chance to really compete. Like the convention, like a debate.

Gustav: He saw Obama's convention and knew he couldn't compete. So he said he needed to postpone it for unity (Country First), during a hurricane crisis. He really knew his convention was not going to be able to compete...either with numbers of people or in content. So he canceled day one, and then 'scaled down' the celebration.

Georgia/Russia: "We're all Georgians now." Really? He was ready to take advantage of the crisis...show he was a leader. And then the Georgians requested Joe Biden come over. :)

Now, the economic crisis: He's not ready to debate. Did you hear Joe Biden on foreign policy this morning? The issues he raised about McCain will ALL be raised in the Friday debate (if it happens). So what does McCain do...suspends his campaign and cancels the debate. Why? He says it's because of unity in a time of crisis (Country First). He says he and Obama need to come together. BALONEY! He's USING this crisis for political reasons.

I'm not buying. ABSOLUTELY not.

And here's what some don't understand. When we Democrats say McCain is 4 more years of Bush, this is why...the disgusting tactics of using crises for political gain. Bush did it with 9/11 and Iraq. Shameful.

McCain is following the same pattern...Gustav, Georgia, and the economic meltdown.

We are in REAL TROUBLE is the American people fall for this AGAIN.

[dchill]

32. Excellent letter, excellent points.

EVERYTHING is politics to McCain, so it appears he is now ready to suspend EVERYTHING.

[YvonneCa]

38. Thanks. I'm a better writer...

...when I get mad. :7

[gateley]

33. Wow - GREAT letter, YvonneCa!

You should respond to some of the Cafferty questions on CNN -- I know you'd rock!

[YvonneCa]

40. I did...but he usually never quotes me. I think I'm...

...a little 'wordy' for his purposes. :)

:hi:

[obamaforme]

34. Excellent email to CNN

[YvonneCa]

42. Thanks! n/t

[mnhtnbb]

31. Political gimmick 70%

[gateley]

35. Oops -- political gimmick 69%, sainthood 27%

John McCain's request to delay campaigning and this week's debate is:
An effort to help the economy 27% 2471
A political gimmick 69% 6436
Something else 4%

[babylonsister]

36. HE's a lot of things, but I'm thinking 'saint' doesn't qualify.

:P

[Caliman73]

37. I voted "something else"

Although I believe that it is definitely political and can have the ring of "gimmick" to it. I think it is an act of political desperation and cowardice. I believe that McCain knows he is in such deep trouble, that he is backing away from any side by side comparison to Obama. He knows that he can't control or spin the message in a face to face debate. He is using stalling tactics to delay the showdown. If for some unimaginable reason the economy takes an upturn, then he will call "game on" and try to take credit, just like he has with Obama's call for a bipartisan speech this morning. McCain is not clever enough to simply try a political gimmick. I think it is something else.

[LondonReign2]

41. 69% gimmick with 73,300 votes

n/t

[jjanpundt]

44. 71% gimmick 24% help

[teamster633]

45. done

John McCain's request to delay campaigning and this week's debate is:
An effort to help the economy 24% 42164
A political gimmick 71% 124268
Something else 5% 9330
Total Votes: 175762

[madokie]

46. Here you go

John McCain's request to delay campaigning and this week's debate is:
An effort to help the economy 24% 42164
A political gimmick 71% 124268
Something else 5% 9330
Total Votes: 175762

[fla nocount]

47. Approaching 180 k votes, 72%=gimmick n/t