McCain Health Concerns: 47 Percent Worried McCain Wouldn't Finish First Term

CNN:

(CNN) -- It's one of the largest age gaps between presidential candidates in American history.
John McCain and Barack Obama

Only 20 percent of those polled said Sen. John McCain's age would be a factor when they voted in November.

Republican Sen. John McCain is 72, a skin cancer survivor, and would be the oldest man sworn in for a first term as president. His opponent, Democratic Sen. Barack Obama, is 47 and the fourth-youngest major party nominee.

A new CNN/Opinion Research Corp. Poll finds that may be a political liability for McCain. Nearly half of the Americans surveyed, 47 percent, are concerned that McCain would not finish a four-year term as president in good health.

To pre-empt those concerns, McCain has allowed reporters -- including CNN chief medical correspondent Dr. Sanjay Gupta -- to look through more than 1,100 pages of his medical records. This spring, McCain's personal physician, Dr. John Eckstein, released a letter saying there is no medical reason "that would preclude McCain from fulfilling all the duties and obligations of the president of the United States."

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Comments

[redsongia]

Dude, the other 53% are worried he won't finish the election.

[munki]

This is why... we are not voting for Palin.

[parvo63]

Scared that Sarah might become the fist female president.­.. instead of Hillary?

[mediaoffline]

I'm not worried at all. From what Palin says we have nothing to worry about,

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yPE6_jGBlDc

94 times in 5 weeks?!!! Now that's a Maverick. Who needs to see health records now?

[gevan]

"Fourth youngest"? Not true. Did you include Bryan (36), McClellan (38), Breckenridge (39), Bryan (again, 40), or did you just count winners like Kennedy (43), T.Roosevel­t (46), Grant (46), and Clinton (46)? No, that would make him "fifth youngest". That's just wrong.

[munki]

No one is perfect, but... I do not want to someone who is premature for the job...
I do global business..­. few comments I got... "she is very entertaini­ng"... with negative implicatio­n... if you know their country's culture... they are right... soap opera should end... wish John took time to find VP candidate than 2 phone calls as reported.

[pilotsknob]

...and if McCain couldn't finish his first term, the most unqualified vice-president, perhaps ever, would become potus....s­arah palin is so scary, I shiver to think this could happen if somehow obama/biden don't win the election. I hope the red states wise up on this potential disaster waiting in the wings.

[Berettasskeeter]

So Palin becomes a President, albeit less than perfectly qualified!? Would you mind reciting the litany of Obama's qualifications to be President, other than his age?
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