RE: McCain Survey- Take 3

From:kfuksa@gqrr.com To: pbegala@hatcreekent.com, tom@zzranch.com, tara.mcguinness@gmail.com, susan@one.org, john.podesta@gmail.com CC: sgreenberg@gqrr.com, agreenberg@gqrr.com, anai@gqrr.com, ABaumann@gqrr.com, JContario@gqrr.com Date: 2008-01-09 17:32 Subject: RE: McCain Survey- Take 3

Paul et al- We've reworked the Obama message into the survey, as requested. But on the list of negative facts we need to cut ONE since we separated out gay adoption and his use of cocaine. Please send your suggestions. Thanks! * 1 Obama (owe-BAHM-uh) was the only candidate at a recent event not to cover his heart during the national anthem and he has stopped wearing an American flag pin. * 2 Obama (owe-BAHM-uh) benefited from a land deal from a contributor who has been indicted for corruption. * 3 Obama (owe-BAHM-uh) would personally negotiate with the leaders of terrorist nations like Iran and North Korea without preconditions. * 4 Obama (owe-BAHM-uh) voted against allowing people to use handguns to defend themselves against intruders. * 5 Obama (owe-BAHM-uh) plans to raise taxes by 180 (one hundred and eighty) billion dollars a year to pay for his government-run health care plan * 6 Obama (owe-BAHM-uh) voted repeatedly against emergency funding bills for U.S. troops in Iraq and Afghanistan. * 7 Obama (owe-BAHM-uh)'s father was a Muslim and Obama grew up among Muslims in the world's most populous Islamic country. * 8 Obama (owe-BAHM-uh) is ranked as one of the ten most liberal members of the Senate because of his support of issues like gay adoption. * 9 (Other) * 10 (All) * 11 (None) * 12 (Don't know/refused) * 13 Obama (owe-BAHM-uh) voted against requiring medical care for aborted fetuses who survive the procedure. * 14 Obama (owe-BAHM-uh) supports giving driver's licenses to undocumented immigrants * 15 Obama (owe-BAHM-uh) described his former use of cocaine as using "a little blow." ________________________________ Several issues: 1. I think gay adoption belongs with the "liberal" hit on Obama, but "a little blow" does not. "A little blow" needs to be tested on its own. 2. This means we have to cut one Obama negative. Suggestions? 3. I think we need a more accurate tax attack on Obama. The $180 billion tax hike for health care is only the beginning. Obama also supports raising the cap on Social Security taxes, which would be a tax increase of $1.3 trillion over ten years. [See factcheck.org, citing data from Cato Institute and Citizens for Tax Justice http://www.factcheck.org/clinton_vs_obama.html <http://www.factcheck.org/clinton_vs_obama.html> Obama will also be attacked for Charlie Rangel's "mother of all tax reforms," which the GOP says will be a $1 trillion tax increase. See Bloomberg story at http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601087&sid=a2Ydcv4tYVCc&refer=h ome <http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601087&sid=a2Ydcv4tYVCc&refer= home> Paul ________________________________ Hello- Attached is another revision of the McCain survey. It is currently at 25 minutes exactly, so please take that into account when making further edits. As for the timing of this poll, are there any more thoughts on fielding tomorrow versus holding off? Or is the consensus to wait for tonight's results? Tom-- Do you think we can do a quick call today with you in order to discuss the implications for the upcoming research and timeline for the ads? Thanks all! Kristi Kristi Fuksa <http://www.gqrr.com/index.php?ID=1068> Analyst 10 G Street NE, Suite 400, Washington, DC 20002 Phone: 202 478 8300 / Fax: 202 478 8301 kfuksa@gqrr.com <mailto:kfuksa@gqrr.com> www.greenbergresearch.com <http://www.greenbergresearch.com/>