Poll: When it comes to watching football, more would hang with Obama than McCain - by a nose

[a kennedy]

By ALAN FRAM , Associated Press (this must be the "who would you rather have a beer with poll)

WASHINGTON - People would rather watch a football game with Barack Obama than with John McCain — but by barely the length of a football.

Obama was the pick over McCain by a narrow 50 percent to 47 percent, according to an Associated Press-Yahoo News poll released Friday that generally mirrored each presidential candidate's strengths and weaknesses with voters. Women, minorities, younger and unmarried people were likelier to prefer catching a game with Obama while men, whites, older and married people would rather watch with McCain.

"I think he'd be fun to sit back with and hear his experiences, all his stories," said Kyle Ferguson, 28, a Republican from Santa Rosa, Calif., who picked McCain. But reflecting a sense some voters have of McCain based on the complaints of a few Senate colleagues, he added warily, "I bet he'd probably get pretty angry and lit up if his team was losing."

Democrat James Smith, 29, of Asheville, N.C., picked Obama because he believes he and the Democratic senator from Illinois have more in common.

Full article here: http://www.startribune.com/politics/national/president/28645249.html?elr=KArksLckD8EQDUoaEyqyP4O:DW3ckUiD3aPc:_Yyc:aUUJ

[lapfog_1]

1. I doubt very much that I would want to have a beer or watch a football game

with Abe Lincoln... but I think he made a fine President.

Really, what kind of idiocy has overtaken my country that this is even a question?

It wasn't ever asked before GWB. Why should it be so from now on?

[demokatgurrl]

2. I saw that- and if you listen to ESPN radio

Obama is supposed to be on next week. He already has been on Sports Center (playing hoops with Stuart Scott). ESPN radio had McCain on today but I am sorry to say I can't report because I turned him off.

[nc4bo]

3. I do realize this sort of thing is nonsense but.....

I also find it sorta encouraging in a way.

American's comfort level with the Obama personae is going up. Remember the CorpMedia's broad stroke meme that America just isn't all warm and comfy with Obama?).

[Thrill]

4. This is the white male prejudice BS. No logical man in his right mind

would rather watch a game with John McCain over a young cool guy like Obama. This is nonsense

[mohc]

6. McCain would asleep by halftime.

So unless these guys like to watch an old man drool on himself for 2 hours, they are just voting for their presidential choice regardless of who they would watch a game with.

[Alter Ego]

5. McCain remembers football before the helmets.

I'd love to watch a game with Obama.

[tomg]

7. So what will the next poll

be? "who would you rather watch porn with."