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John McCain: A clear and present danger

John McCain: A clear and present danger. Americans Prefer a Democrat for President.

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John McCain: A clear and present danger

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  1. John McCain: A clear and present danger

  2. Americans Prefer a Democrat for President Putting aside for a moment the question of who each party's nominee might be, what is your preference for the outcome of the 2008 presidential election––that a Democrat be elected president, that a Republican be elected president, or that an independent candidate be elected president? Source: MSNBC/McClatchey 1/23/08

  3. But Against McCain, the Picture Ain’t As Pretty Source: Real Clear Politics Average, February 13, 2008

  4. McCain = 4 More Years of Failed Bush Policies

  5. McCain = Bad News for Working Families • John McCain Voted: • For Bills That Would Export American Jobs • Against Extending Unemployment Benefits • For Privatization of Federal Jobs • Against Raising the Minimum Wage • Against Protection of Overtime Rights • Against Allowing Vote on EFCA • Against SCHIP • For a national Right to Work for Less law “I’m not going to bring back a lot of these jobs. I can't because with a global economy they're headed the other way” – John McCain, 12/4/07

  6. McCain: Bad on Worker Rights • Voted to Sustain Republican Filibuster of Employee Free Choice Act • Voted For a National Right to Work for Less Law • Voted Against Raising the Minimum Wage for Working Families • Voted Against Protecting Overtime Rights • Supports Overhauling Unemployment Benefits

  7. McCain: Bad on Trade • Voted for NAFTA • Voted for Singapore and China Free Trade Agreements, which lack sufficient labor protections • Proposed expanding CAFTA • Voted to make it easier for president to enter into trade agreements without strong labor protections “If I were president, I would negotiate a free trade agreement with almost any country willing to negotiate…” – John McCain, 5/20/99

  8. McCain’s Not-So-Straight Talk “We should reform our job training and education programs to more effectively help displaced American workers.” • Voted: • For NAFTA, fast track, and every bad trade deal • Against funding unemployment insurance • To Privatize Federal Jobs

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