The Economist's poll of economists
AS THE financial crisis pushes the economy back to the top of voters’ concerns, Barack Obama is starting to open up a clear lead over John McCain in the opinion polls. But among those who study economics for a living, Mr Obama’s lead is much more commanding. A survey of academic economists by The Economist finds the majority—at times by overwhelming margins—believe Mr Obama has the superior economic plan, a firmer grasp of economics and will appoint better economic advisers.
- Nathaniel's blog
- 5 points
I find this very telling, but also have to wonder about their party affiliations. The fact that way more of them are Democrats than Republicans makes me think they might be biased in Obama's favor. But then again, maybe this just means that most of the top economists are Democrats, which would in itself be telling.
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