Nearly 47 percent of Americans concerned McCain wouldn't finish first term

[ecstatic]

(CNN) -- It's one of the largest age gaps between presidential candidates in American history.

Republican Sen. John McCain is 72, a skin cancer survivor, and would be the oldest man sworn in for a first term as president. His opponent, Democratic Sen. Barack Obama, is 47 and the fourth-youngest major party nominee.

A new CNN/Opinion Research Corp. Poll finds that may be a political liability for McCain. Nearly half of the Americans surveyed, 47 percent, are concerned that McCain would not finish a four-year term as president in good health.

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That compares with just 8 percent who said they are "very concerned" about Obama's ability to finish his first term in good health and 11 percent who said they are "somewhat concerned."

http://www.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/10/09/ftl.health.poll/index.html?eref=rss_politics&iref=polticker

ETA: OK... who are the 8% who are very concerned about Obama's ability to finish first term in good health? :eyes:

[FatDave]

1. Only 47%???

47% sounds more like the answer to "what are the odds that McCain would survive a first term?"

And what percent is concerned that the country wouldn't survive one term of a McCain presidency?

[soleft]

2. I just realized - what an incredibly morbid ploy

Knowing that the base hates McCain, they must have factored in the idea that the base would be praying for McCain's death. But what do they care as long as the base turns out.