The AP/Yahoo News poll released today points to further problems voters have with Obama. This isn’t the first time that we’ve seen voters, even Democratic voters, say they just don’t trust Obama.
A June FoxNews/Opinion Dynamics survey shows that voters trust McCain more than Obama (43%-37%). However, the big news in that survey is that only 69% of Democrats say they trust Obama, while fully 81% of Republicans say they trust McCain. This signals a major trust issue, even among Obama’s base voters. But, the bad news doesn’t stop there as Independents indicate that they trust McCain over Obama by a 43%-25% margin.
Now, move forward to the AP/Yahoo News poll released today. This survey again shows that voters are struggling with Obama, noting that he lacks experience and is perceived as being dishonest. Contrarily, McCain’s age comes as the top attribute voters mention, but this naturally contrasts with Obama’s lack of experience. With the exception of voters pointing to McCain as being “Bush”-like, the electorate are complementary of McCain, again demonstrating continued trust in judgement.
Here is what voters say:
John McCain:
1. Old, 19 percent
2. Military service, 9 percent
3. Record, qualifications, 8 percent
4. Bush, 7 percent
5. Strength, 7 percent
6. Insider, politician, 7 percent
7. Iraq, terrorism, 6 percent
8. Honest, 5 percent
9. Republican, 5 percent
10. (tie) Moral/good and dishonest, 4 percent
Barack Obama:
1. Outsider, change, 20 percent
2. Lack of experience, 13 percent
3. Dishonest, 9 percent
4. Inspiring, 8 percent
5. Liberal, 6 percent
6, 7 (tie). Obama’s race, young, 6 percent
8. Not likable, 5 percent
9. Intelligent, 4 percent
10. Muslim, 3 percent
