Approval Ratings – Beta
Below is information on approval ratings for each candidate. This information is pending finding a source that is equal for each candidate because on reader brought up a good point that the links below could be mostly bias. Please submit anything you have.
Approval Ratings
Women
Election Issues Affecting Women in 2008
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Comparison between Barack Obama and John McCain on Women’s Issues
Below is a comparison between the two top candidates on each issues affecting women in the 2008 Election.
Sources for Election Issues Affecting Women 2008
Obama
Barack Obama has an entire section on his website devoted to women’s issues. That makes it easy enough to find out what his stance is on topics ranging from Women’s Health to Education. He has also rallied several support groups including: Prime Time Women for Obama, Boomer Women for Obama, Middle-Aged Women for Obama, [...]
Election Issues Affecting Women 2008: Taxes
McCain
Married couple filing jointly should pay the same taxes as if they were an unmarried couple filing separately.
Says he would double the child deduction from $3,500 to $7,000.
Slightly Increase Child Care Tax Credit Deductions.
Provide tax credits for businesses that provide child care for their employees.
Voted YES on eliminating marriage penalty -Bill HR.4810 ; vote number [...]
Election Issues Affecting Women 2008: Women in Math and Science
McCain
Nothing Found.
Obama
Obama Passed Into Law a Requirement that Women And Minority Scientists/Engineers Be Represented And Consulted on Specific Technology and Science Efforts.
Election Issues Affecting Women 2008: Women Veterans
McCain
While he does not have a specific reference for women, he does provide a lengthy page on his website about the topic and refers to “men and women”.
Obama
See “Caring for Women Veterans” on his website.
Election Issues Affecting Women 2008: Women in Small Business
McCain
John McCain reached across party lines in an effort to help women business owners. Senate Bill S 3077 Strengthening Transparency and Accountability in Federal Spending Act of 2008, was sponsored by Barack Obama and was co-sponsored by Senators John McCain.
Obama
Barack Obama encourages investing in women-owned businesses, providing more support to women business owners and reducing [...]
Election Issues Affecting Women 2008: Work
McCain
McCain supported flex-time scheduling, comp-time, and unpaid leave for family emergencies.
Obama
Barack Obama supports efforts to guarantee workers seven days of paid sick leave per year, a moderate proposal that should not impose too onerous a burden on employers.
Barack Obama would raise the minimum wage, index it to inflation, and increase the Earned Income Tax Credit [...]
Election Issues Affecting Women 2008: Pay Equality
McCain
Voted NO on the Ledbetter Fair Pay Act, which restores the longstanding interpretation of Title VII of the Civil Rights Act. When asked why he stated: “[Women] need the education and training, particularly since more and more women are heads of their households, as much or more than anybody else,” McCain said. “And it’s hard [...]
Election Issues Affecting Women 2008: Violence and Crime
McCain
McCain’s legislation requires that sex offenders register all online accounts in a national database that can be used by law enforcement to investigate crimes against children. If these predators fail to register they would be sent to prison for ten years. The legislation also makes use of the Internet an “aggravating factor” in sex crimes [...]