The presidential candidates, John McCain and Barack Obama, according to an Associated Press-Yahoo News poll are perceived in particular ways. The percentage of people who provided these answers is listed and bear in mind that more than one response was allowed.
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
The only double-percentage word association regarding McCain is age. Outsider and inexperience are the double-digit terms associated with Obama. I wonder if McCain should be defeated because of age discrimination as the leading negative association. And, Obama does not seem to be favorably viewed in any case. It makes one lament the sad state of candidates who can be taken seriously as presidential candidates. I mean, this is the best that American democracy can do?
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