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	<title><![CDATA[Why Obama Has Pulled Ahead on the Economic Issues]]></title>
	<url>http://www.huffingtonpost.com/mark-weisbrot/why-obama-has-pulled-ahea_b_137570.html</url>
	<abstract><![CDATA[<p>Senator Barack Obama's campaign for the White House pulled ahead of his opponent, Senator John McCain, as soon as the current financial crisis hit the headlines. As one of McCain's top strategists recently blurted out, "If we keep talking about the economic crisis, we're going to lose."</p>

<p>There's a reason for this well-established trend that the Democrats tend to win among those who vote on economic issues. Although both parties are subject to undue influence from powerful corporate interests, the Republicans...</p>]]></abstract>
	<taxonomy><![CDATA[Politics]]></taxonomy>
	<date_published>2008-11-24T05:12:00-05:00</date_published>
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