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What are five differences between Obama and McCain?

I know it's tough, but can you find five differences between policies of Obama and McCain? Please, be specific as possible. Remember, both are for larger government, an interventionist foreign policy, budget deficits, nation building, and want all Americans to have 'affordable' health care.

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  • Anonymous
    1 decade ago
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    Abortion - McCain opposes abortion rights and would vote to overrule Roe v. Wade. Obama supports abortion rights and has said he'd walk his own daughters to the clinic.

    Gun Control - McCain voted against at least one weapon ban (on assault weapons, I believe) and voted to keep gun manufacturers and dealers from certain lawsuits. Obama has repeatedly voted in favor of heavy gun restrictions and even bans on semi-automatic weapons.

    Healthcare - McCain wants to make it more affordable - Obama wants to make "wealthy" Americans pay for it.

    Iraq - McCain is willing to leave troops in Iraq as long as it takes to let the newly formed Iraqi government get a strong footing. Obama supports a set withdrawal date.

    Experience - Obama has been campaigning almost as long as he's been in office. The actual work he's done in the senate is abysmal compared to McCain's record.

    Edit: Obama's healthcare plan will bankrupt people, too, just people who had more money to start with. But they're rich people, so no one cares about them, right?

  • 5 years ago

    McCain plans to stay in Iraq and Iran for over 100 years if it's necessary. Obama plans to withdraw the troops. How does it look like Obama will keep the troops in just as long as McCain? I don't agree with that McCain approves gay marriage. Obama doesn't approve. (neither do I) Obama will give fundings to schools however McCain will not. Barack plans to get rid of th No Child Left Behind program (which was a complete disaster because I'm in middle school so take it from me) how ever McCain believes it's a good program and will continue it. McCain wants to have that tax holiday but Obama doesn't. It's only going to save us a few pennies and will later come back to us as dollars. Guess what McCain plans to do about global warming? Nothing. Barack wants to get more jobs to research on global warming. So there you go, 5 differences that a middle schooler has listed for you.

  • 1 decade ago

    Obama intends to raise taxes to anyone making about 35 grand our taxes will sky rocket. He also flops on his stance with Israel one minute friend, next foe. And universal healthcare which anyone from europe will tell you is the worst system in the world. McCain wants to stop what clinton did 10 years ago and deregulate the banks. which for all the tiny brained liberals is really why the economy is so shaky not bush or replicans. It was clinton but im sure tiny brains make great strain to think. McCain is pro Israel and not being a tender foot with dealing in foreign matters.

    The war has nothing to do with the economic arena as a whole. At best it just hurts our deficit which never gets resolved by any president.

  • Power
    Lv 7
    1 decade ago

    McCain's health plan will bankrupt people so I would never say he wants affordable health care.

    I think eventually Obama will have less government. When people have jobs which he is going to give tax breaks to co. that have jobs here & take them away from places that are hiring people overseas. When people have health care they are more likely to be able to work. I went without diabetic medicine for so long I could think straight & now I am much better but I wasn't able to get this without a doctors care. So people who get health care, jobs, education willl no need gov. assistance so this will shrink gov. Not needing the use of the military & instead having them doing something productive will shrink gov. The more people doing productive work the more tax payers we will have.....I have not heard McCain say anything but war, war, war & then he copies what Obama says but he will do what Bush has done so you can see his policies by looking at what we have now.

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  • 1 decade ago

    McCain voted with Bush 90% of the time.

    Obama has been critical of Bush and has not supported him 90% of the time.

    Obama has picked a well seasoned veteran of the Senate named Joe Biden who he has known for at least four years.

    McCain selected an inexperienced governor of Alaska named Sarah Palin who he has met at least once or twice.

    McCain supports war in Iraq and is fine if we are in there for 100 years

    Obama was against the Iraq war from the very beginning.

    Obama is in favor of equal pay for women and supports women's issues.

    McCain could care less on women's issues and picked Sarah Palin for media attention.

    McCain's campaign is run by lobbyists.

    Obama's is not and does not accept lobbyist contributions.

  • 1 decade ago

    Taxes: Obama will give you more of a break than McCain.

    NCLB: Obama will gut/fix NCLB, McCain will continue to under-fund it

    SS : Obama will fix it, McCain will sell it to the highest bidder

  • Anonymous
    1 decade ago

    1. One is a communist/socialist/marxist and the other is not.

    2. One is a Muslim (with unclear loyalties) masquerading as a Christian and the other is not.

    3. One has a racist wife, racist friends and a racist church and the other does not.

    4. One has almost no experience and the other is a war veteran and long time politician.

    5. One has non-realistic views/goals and the other has realistic views/goals for the future.

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