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Who has more experience? McCain or Obama?

the argument of supporters of Obama is always "he's more experienced" but McCain has actually had a lot more experience than him.

McCain

Prev. Prev. Political Exp:

US House, 1982-86

US Senate, 1986-present

Military: USN, 1958-81

Obama

Prev. Political Exp:

IL Senate, 1996-2004

US Senate, 2004-present

McCain was in the senate 22 years. Obama was in it for 12.

McCain was in the House of Representatives for 4 years. Obama none.

Mccain is a war veteran. He was in the Airforce for 23 years!

Obama never served for his country.

Who is more experienced???

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http://congress.org/congressorg/bio/id/192

http://congress.org/congressorg/bio/id/3181

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    McCain was NAVY

    other wise everything you say is spot on

    Obama does not hold a candle to McCain

    Obama should be McCains shoe cleaner !! AND so should Bin BIDEN (before anyone gets upset about saying a half black man should clean shoes a loser like Biden should as well?

  • 1 decade ago

    The question is not and has never been who is more experienced, because the answer is clearly McCain. The question is more whether Obama experienced enough to lead effectively, and who presents a better direction for the country based on policy. McCain is clearly more experienced than Obama, but many still feel that Obama is experienced enough to lead (while others do not).

  • 1 decade ago

    EASY answer McCain by far.

    Obama is a total narcissist, looking for acceptance in all the wrong places, and for his own glorified self interest. Absolutely unqualified!!

    'O' man can't even practice what he preaches, or do what he says he's gonna do, look at his voting record, it shows undecided 90% of the time, the votes tax increases 94% of the time while in the senate...can you say LOOSER!

  • Obama! When it comes to questionable associations, it's definitely Obama! Obama associated with Jeremiah Wright for 20 years, I bet McCain can't top that!

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    5 years ago

    seem heavily at each and every of the intense subject concerns we are dealing with, then those that are quite in all threat interior the arrival months and choose what form of individual can we ought to beat and administration them. What traits of the subsequent President, are needed for the voters to regain administration of their u . s . a .. NONE of those applicants are what we fairly need now, in the present day, with those subject concerns and problems. the only one i think the human beings might desire to probably impression and who's one hundred% American, is McCain.

  • 1 decade ago

    experience does not matter because ronald regan or bill clinton are two successful us presidents had next to no experience,mccain has war experience but we do not need anymore war at this time and makes me nervous thinking if he wins the election

  • 1 decade ago

    61 Nobel prize scientists publicly endorseObama:

    http://election2008.aaas.org/docs/Nobel%20Laureate...

    A graduate of Columbia University where he majored in political science with a specialization in international relations.

    Worked for a year at the Business International Corporation and then at the New York Public Interest Research Group

    Editor and President of the Harvard Law Review

    Graduated Harvard with a Juris Doctor (J.D.) magna *** laude

    Fellow, Lecturer, Senior Lecturer University of Chicago Law School (subject - constitutional law)

    Note in particular expertise in international affairs and in constitutional law, and experience in public, private, and voluntary sectors.

  • 1 decade ago

    You said it ,but it seems the people have only closed their eyes to the truth and have put blame on the wrong person for the wrong reasons!!

  • 1 decade ago

    McCain has much political experience. The real question is -- who has more wisdom?

  • 1 decade ago

    ONLY A FAR LEFT LOONIE WOULD ASK SUCH A QUESTION. MCCAIN HAS FAR MORE EXPERIENCE THAN OBAMA BUT FOR MOST PEOPLE THAT MAKES NO DIFFERENCE. THEY LIKE OBAMA BECAUSE HE IS GOING TO GIVE THEM SOMETHING.

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