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DrFunkenstein Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jan-10-08 01:18 PM
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Reuters: McCain, Clinton wins may soothe Wall Street worries
The victories by John McCain and Hillary Clinton in the New Hampshire primary could signal a less nerve-wracking presidential race for Wall Street, since both are known entities seen as party moderates.

Views that both candidates are moderates within their parties soothes some of Wall Street's fears of protectionism and tax increases, analysts said.

"Trade is important in this election and both these candidates are pragmatists and understand the importance of free trade," Doll said.

Michael Darda, chief economist at MKM Partners LLC, in Greenwich, Connecticut, said the two are also seen as more moderate in terms of fiscal policies.

"They are more centrist, so there wouldn't be as stark a difference between them on fiscal policy than you'd see with some of the other candidates," he said, pointing to Obama or Democrat John Edwards, a former North Carolina senator, versus Huckabee or former New York Mayor Rudy Giuliani, another Republican.

With Clinton, Craig Hester, CEO of Hester Capital Management in Austin, Texas, raised concerns about the cost of some of her policy proposals, including a health-care overhaul, but said he still thought she was still likely to be more fiscally conservative than Obama or Edwards.

"The market knows what McCain stands for, and Hillary has been around long enough for us to have a fair idea what she's about," he said.

http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20080109/pl_nm/usa_politics_markets_dc;_ylt=AgFn6KMCbkQYjjeyTi8BkEdWr7sF

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BringBigDogBack Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jan-10-08 01:19 PM
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1. lol!
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Atman Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jan-10-08 01:20 PM
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2. And after all, aren't the rich paper-traders on Wall Street what it's all about?
I mean...if they're not making their Bimmer payments, or can't spend an extra week at the lake house, aren't we all just a little bit poorer as a nation?

:eyes:

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TwilightGardener Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jan-10-08 01:21 PM
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3. McCain admitted publicly he knows nothing about economic matters--
how does he have any credibility on the economy?
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aquart Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jan-10-08 01:49 PM
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And I believe him on that.
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bdamomma Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jan-10-08 01:22 PM
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4. maybe because McCain and Clinton are more concerned with
Wall Street than Main Street that is why Wall Street is breathing a sigh of relief, we have a long way to go 48 states to go.
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lapfog_1 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jan-10-08 01:30 PM
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5. Wall Street is conservative
in the truest sense of the word. Wall Street wants the status quo and predictable future behavior, and with both of these candidates, they got that. Status quo.
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Thrill Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jan-10-08 01:34 PM
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6. They like the status quo. Where their pockets get filled
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Tarheel_Dem Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jan-10-08 01:34 PM
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7. Well that pic makes me feel all warm & fuzzy inside.....
:puke:
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ingac70 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jan-10-08 01:39 PM
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8. two peas in a pod. n/t.
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aquart Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jan-10-08 01:50 PM
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11. L. I. A. R.
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ingac70 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jan-10-08 01:52 PM
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12. ....
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BeyondGeography Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jan-10-08 01:46 PM
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9. "Hillary has been around long enough for us to have a fair idea what she's about"
:thumbsup: :toast:
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Strelnikov_ Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jan-10-08 01:49 PM
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10. Well, hell then. Thats all I need to know.
Go Hillary!!!
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