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McCain Tax Ads Working Against Obama
In attack ads and interviews, John McCain repeatedly claims Barack Obama will raise taxes on middle class. Though Obama's proposed tax plan would decrease taxes for most middle class voters more than McCain's, recent polls found a majority of Americans think Obama would raise their taxes. ANP traveled to Winchester in the battleground state of Virginia and found that McCain's controversial charges seem to have had an effect.
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Subtle question
Not a sociologist - nor do I play one on TV - but I think your question of "which candidate is more likely to raise your taxes?" was in-artfully phrased.
Why not ask: "which candidate has proposed raising your taxes?"
The phrase "more likely" allows the responses to be colored by perceptions that are - perhaps - long held about what Democrats do and what Republicans do, or are said to do. It does not specifically address how this campaign is going and are the McCain ads reaching people who will not see tax increases under the Obama proposal.
McCain has a tax increase in his proposal as well, with how he treats employer benefits as income - although most people do not know this.