"The nation's investors give Democratic presidential contender John Kerry a slight edge over President Bush, according to a new poll that also shows health care costs and deficit reduction are investors' most pressing concerns."
A few more highlights:
"[T]he most affluent investors -- the only segment where a majority says they're better off than they were a year ago -- also tell us in great numbers that they are much more worried about the deficit and paying for their health care than they are about tax cuts."
"A resounding 44 percent of investors polled say containing health care costs is the nation's most pressing economic concern. Controlling the deficit slid in at No. 2 with 30 percent of those polled while cutting taxes finished with 11 percent."
"The mounting deficit is particularly worrisome to more affluent investors. Thirty-two percent of middle-class investors...and 35 percent of affluent investors...picked deficit control as the most pressing issue."
It seems to me that those who have a stake in a sound economy are rejecting Bush's prescriptions.
The only problem I can see with the article is the basic assumption of who an 'investor' is:
"'Investors' for the ICR study were defined as anyone who said yes to the following question: 'Do you have or own stocks, mutual funds, bonds, a 401(k) account or an Individual Retirement Account (IRA)?'"
Story, via ArgMax