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Rock The Vote!
By Bizbox
It's that day. (Should your employees have time off? Here's your answer.) This election has created unprecedented excitement, and there is a chance turnout will be record-high, so chances are you've voted anyway. But really, make sure you go vote. (You can vote however you like!)
As of last month it looked like more small business owners--a bloc thought to represent 15% of registered voters--will vote for Sen. John McCain than for Sen. Obama, which is to be expected among a constituency that generally tends to favor Republicans over Democrats (in fact, it is Obama, not McCain, who is overperforming as compared to how these voters think about the two parties). As we reported, a July poll of small business owners also found a not-insignificant lead for Sen. John McCain over Sen. Barack Obama. The survey's more significant finding, however, was that the vast majority of small business owners felt the candidates were not speaking sufficiently and with adequate specificity as to their livelihoods as owners of small businesses.
You'd certainly be forgiven for thinking this has been rectified by the discussion that has surrounded Joe the Plumber, which has dominated the few weeks between Mr. Wurzelbacher's repeated mentions at the third debate and now: Joe is, famously, a prospective small business owner (he offered the hypothetical of his buying a plumbing firm). But the debate surrounding Joe the Plumber has centered more on the candidates' respective personal income tax plans.
Fortunately, our take on the candidates' positions on issues particularly relevant to small business owners is here. And here is how to have your employees discuss (or not) the election.
Now go vote!!! NOW!
Comments (0)November 4, 2008 9:00 AM
