So far in this year’s election race, the consistent hot topic is still the state of the United States economy. The War in Iraq still comes at a distant second. There have been many things going on as of late that continues to propel the economy as the number one topic in the election race between GOP Presidential nominee Senator John McCain of Arizona and Democratic Presidential nominee Senator Barack Obama of Illinois.
One event would be the proposed $700 billion bailout of Wall Street. That bailout bill is very much self-explanatory.
Recently, McCain had come up with his new mortgage plan. However, many have called it a complete 180 degree turn from his original plan. Under the new mortgage plan, the hit would go to the American taxpayers. So far, the plan was criticized by Obama.
Today, Obama and McCain running-mate Alaska Governor Sarah Palin have spent Saturday campaigning in Pennsylvania. Pennsylvania is one of the crucial battleground states in the election.
And yes, Palin’s continuing her offensive against Obama. Perhaps Obama running-mate Democratic Senator Joe Biden of Delaware will fire back at Palin. Palin decided to touch base on a topic that is sure to mobilize the conservative base of the GOP.
In Pennsylvania, Palin had launched an offensive against Obama in regards to abortion. She would brand Obama as a radical when it comes to abortion rights. However, there are some that worry it will alienate both women and independent voters.
“In times like these with wars and financial crisis, I know that it may be easy to forget even as deep and abiding a concern as the right to life, and it seems that our opponent kind of hopes you will forget that,” Palin addressed.
She adds: “He hopes that you won’t notice how radical, absolutely radical his idea is on this, and his record is, until it’s too late.”
The question is: How effective will this be? Of course bringing up that issue would mobilize the conservative base. But, will it trump the issue of the economy?
So far, Palin has started to hammer Obama on abortion rights.