Economic issues forefront in US
Economic issues were expected to top voter concerns in Saturday primary elections, as Democrats Hillary Rodham Clinton and Barack Obama vied for an edge in Nevada and Republican John McCain hoped for his second primary win in South Carolina.
By Agencies |
FLORENCE: Economic issues were expected to top voter concerns in Saturday primary elections, as Democrats Hillary Rodham Clinton and Barack Obama vied for an edge in Nevada and Republican John McCain hoped for his second primary win in South Carolina.
Clinton and McCain both blasted President George W Bush's proposed $145 billion tax relief package aimed at staving off what many US voters worry is an economy headed into recession. Clinton accused Bush's plan of leaving out millions of poor senior citizens, Hispanics and blacks.
Later on Friday, Clinton and rival John Edwards jumped on Barack Obama's praise of the Republican Party and former President Ronald Reagan, accusing him of betraying the economic interests of the Democratic base of organized labor that is essential to a win in Nevada.
The intensity reflects what polls suggest could be a tight contest on Saturday as Nevada plays its most prominent roll ever in a presidential nominating campaign.
The Democratic party granted Nevada a coveted spot early in the state-by-state nominating process, but the novelty means there is no reliable way to determine who is likely to turn out at caucuses meetings across the state.
Clinton and McCain both blasted President George W Bush's proposed $145 billion tax relief package aimed at staving off what many US voters worry is an economy headed into recession. Clinton accused Bush's plan of leaving out millions of poor senior citizens, Hispanics and blacks.
Later on Friday, Clinton and rival John Edwards jumped on Barack Obama's praise of the Republican Party and former President Ronald Reagan, accusing him of betraying the economic interests of the Democratic base of organized labor that is essential to a win in Nevada.
The intensity reflects what polls suggest could be a tight contest on Saturday as Nevada plays its most prominent roll ever in a presidential nominating campaign.
The Democratic party granted Nevada a coveted spot early in the state-by-state nominating process, but the novelty means there is no reliable way to determine who is likely to turn out at caucuses meetings across the state.
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