People prefer Obama over McCain as teacher

[Clarkie1]

Poll: People prefer Obama over McCain as teacher
By ALAN FRAM – 10 hours ago

WASHINGTON (AP) — If this election were about which candidate people wanted as their child's schoolteacher, Barack Obama would be moving to the head of the class. They'd also rather watch a football game with him, but only by inches.

People picked the Democrat over Republican John McCain to catch a game with by 50 percent to 47 percent, according to an Associated Press-Yahoo News poll released Friday. Asked which they'd choose to be their child's teacher, Obama was the choice by a more decisive 55 percent to 44 percent, including a markedly stronger performance by the Illinois senator among whites.

Win or lose the November presidential election, neither man is likely to be teaching schoolchildren anytime soon, let alone plopping down on your couch for a game. Nonetheless, the responses provide some insight into how the two candidates are viewed as people — an important consideration for many when it comes to voting.

Those questioned generally said that for viewing a football game, they were looking for someone they would feel comfortable spending time with. For a teacher, they often described a more complex process measuring a candidate's life experience, communications skills and tolerance of different viewpoints.
"I think Obama has a little more of an open mind, maybe because he's a black man and has that history behind him, the prejudices of life," said Chris Porter, 45, an Obama supporter from Kenosha, Wis. "I think that's something very important for children to understand."
Obama has been a teacher, having worked as a law professor at the University of Chicago.

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[Clio the Leo]

1. I've been seeing a lot of these lately.......

...... who they'd live to have dinner with ...... watch a movie with ....... change a tire with ........ I seriously think if they had a poll that said "if you were a POW, who would you most want in the cell next to you?" Barack would win that too.

Now if the question was ..... "Who would you most like to stick in a cannon and shoot to the moon.........."

[redstate_democrat]

2. Okay you have a Harvard Law Grad magna cum laude

and a technical drop out (bottom of the class, admiral daddy saved his ass)

and over 45% of people wanted McCain to teach their children? We truly are a nation of dumbasses. Gramm had it wrong, not whiners, but dumbasses.