CNN Poll: McCain Leads Obama In Commander-in-Chief Role

This is just bloody awesome. And these numbers, these numbers are staggering. Let's look at the poll results from the article at Rediff:

As Barack Obama was officially named the US Democratic presidential candidate, a new poll suggests that the African-American senator trails Republican rival John McCain on the issues of terrorism and Iraq. A CNN/Opinion Research Corporation poll on Wednesday, indicated that the American public considers McCain better than Obama on terrorism and Iraq.



Fifty-eight per cent of those questioned think Obama can handle the responsibilities of commander-in-chief, but that pales in comparison to the 78 per cent who feel that way about McCain. By a 51 per cent to 41 per cent margin, voters regard the senator from Arizona as a stronger leader, and they think he would have better judgment than Obama in an international crisis by a 52 per cent to 43 per cent spread.

Those polling results are landslide-like for McCain. It's my belief that the Democrats are going to try and sell to the American people that terrorism just isn't the issue - it's all about the mortgage crisis and healthcare but didn't John Kerry try to do that same thing? And look again at these numbers... McCain is perceived as a stronger leader by a margin of 10 percent - that is huge.

I've said it many times that when it comes down to the nitty gritty in a U.S. Presidential election, the American people usually put an "x" in the box of the person they feel is a LEADER. No matter how Barack Hussein Obama tries to use his charms and snake oil, he will never come off as having a handle on the war on terror and his advocacy against radical islamic terror.

The Presidential election could very possibly play out like the last two - who really is the more qualified leader and who is more prepared to handle the inevitable crisis that is on the horizon.

Obama trails McCain on terrorism, Iraq, says poll

As Barack Obama was officially named the US Democratic presidential candidate, a new poll suggests that the African-American senator trails Republican rival John McCain on the issues of terrorism and Iraq. A CNN/Opinion Research Corporation poll on Wednesday, indicated that the American public considers McCain better than Obama on terrorism and Iraq.

The poll also suggests that McCain is a stronger leader who would have better judgment in an international crisis. Fifty-eight per cent of those questioned think Obama can handle the responsibilities of commander-in-chief, but that pales in comparison to the 78 per cent who feel that way about McCain. By a 51 per cent to 41 per cent margin, voters regard the senator from Arizona as a stronger leader, and they think he would have better judgment than Obama in an international crisis by a 52 per cent to 43 per cent spread.

On the issue of the Iraq war, McCain supported the US-led invasion and has consistently called for seeing the conflict to a successful conclusion, without so-called timetables. However, the senator from Illinois opposed the invasion.