SUp.biz Poll: Small Businesses Leaning Towards Obama by 11 points

A poll taken by Sta.rtUp.Biz surveyed 1,237 U.S. small business owners asking them who they will choose for the next president.

The poll, that took place Sept. 25-Oct. 1, showed that 52% were for Obama. McCain had 41% and 7% were undecided.

Sta.rtUp.biz also allowed its member base to voice their opinion on the election. Over 200 small business owners posted their comments on the matter, and here are a few of their voices:

"I don't need a president with a knee jerk reaction to every action he takes. McGAIN, yes I said McGAIN, because I see his actions with this current run for president, as another business deal or purchase of property to add to his other seven homes. Never move so quickly, everything has a process."-Katherine Brooks, Atlanta, GA

"I get tired of the Democratic doom and gloom thinking. I am voting for McCain! One thing conservatives have is a positive attitude about the resilience of our great country. We believe in the greatness of the people, not the government."-Ron Maxim, Olympia,WA

See all 275 opinions of small business owners here.

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Permalink Reply by SUp.biz, COO on October 1, 2008 at 3:02pm: Please post your opinion for the survey along with your detailed signature here within this forum discussion.; ▶ Reply to This

Permalink Reply by Mary Beth on October 1, 2008 at 3:03pm: Obama is the only one that this great nation can vote for if we intend to survive.

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Permalink Reply by Elizabeth Bradfield on October 1, 2008 at 3:06pm: McCain all the way. Positive attitude is what we need, and i'm for it! And i'm sticking to it! Liz Bradfield. San Diego, CA; ▶ Reply to This

Permalink Reply by Vernon R. Robinson, Jr. on October 1, 2008 at 3:06pm: I'm voting for Barack Obama , because I truly feel that he will be the best candidate for president . I believe that he has the real pulse on the United States. As for McCain and Palin , I think that they are completely out of touch with the american pulse , and if they were to be elected we might as well say we're electing Bush for another term .; ▶ Reply to This

Permalink Reply by Lon Bason on October 1, 2008 at 3:10pm: This is a great editorial and a refreshing commentary about "The Belt Way”‘s habitual passing the buck mentality. It is our right, privilege and duty to be informed voters and let our representatives hear when we disagree with their actions. Don't let them off the hook. Be responsible to inform yourself and then do what you can. This action is what our founding fathers and every military personnel throughout history expects from every American!

Charley Reese has been a journalist for 49 years, reporting on everything from sports to politics. From 1969-71, he worked as a campaign staffer for gubernatorial, senatorial and congressional races in several states. He was an editor, assistant to the publisher, and columnist for the Orlando Sentinel from 1971 to 2001. He now writes a syndicated column which is carried on LewRockwell.com. Reese served two years active duty in the U.S. Army as a tank gunner
THE 545 PEOPLE RESPONSIBLE FOR AMERICA'S WOES
BY CHARLEY REESE
U.S. Politicians are the only people in the world who create problems and then campaign against them.
Have you ever wondered why, if both the Democrats and the Republicans are against deficits, we have deficits? Have you ever wondered why, if all the politicians are against inflation and high taxes, we have inflation and high taxes?
You and I don't propose a federal budget. The president does. You and I don't have the Constitutional authority to vote on appropriations. The House of Representatives does. You and I don't write the tax code. Congress does. You and I don't set fiscal policy. Congress does. You and I don't control monetary policy. The Federal Reserve Bank does.
One hundred senators, 435 congressmen, one president and nine Supreme Court justices - 545 human beings out of the 300 million - are directly, legally, morally and individually responsible for the domestic problems that plague this country.
I excluded the members of the Federal Reserve Board because that problem was created by Congress. In 1913, Congress delegated its Constitutional duty to provide a sound currency to a federally chartered but private central bank.
I excluded all the special interests and lobbyists for a sound reason. They have no legal authority. They have no ability to coerce a senator, a congressman or a president to do one cotton- picking thing. I don't care if they offer a politician $1 million dollars in cash.
The politician has the power to accept or reject it. No matter what the lobbyist promises, it is the legislator's responsibility to determine how he votes.
A CONFIDENCE CONSPIRACY
Those 545 human beings spend much of their energy convincing you that what they did, is not their fault. They cooperate in this common con regardless of party. What separates a politician from a normal human being is an excessive amount of gall. No normal human being would have the gall of a SPEAKER, who stood up and criticized G.W. BUSH for creating deficits.
The president can only propose a budget. He cannot force the Congress to accept it. The Constitution, which is the supreme law of the land, gives sole responsibility to the House of Representatives for originating and approving appropriations and taxes.
Who is the speaker of the House? She is the leader of the majority party. She and fellow Democrats, not the president, can approve any budget they want. If the president vetoes it, they can pass it over his veto.
REPLACE THE SCOUNDRELS!!!!
It seems inconceivable to me that a nation of 300 million cannot replace 545 people who stand convicted -- by present facts - of incompetence and irresponsibility. I can't think of a single domestic problem, from an unfair tax code to defense overruns, that is not traceable directly to those 545 people
When you fully grasp the plain truth that 545 people exercise power of the federal government, then it must follow . . . that what exists is what they want to exist.
If the tax code is unfair, it's because they want it unfair. If the budget is in the red, it's because they want it in the red. If the Marines are in IRAQ, it's because they want them in IRAQ.
There are no insoluble government problems. Do not let these 545 people shift the blame to bureaucrats, whom they hire and whose jobs they can abolish; to lobbyists, whose gifts and advice they can reject; to regulators, to whom they give the power to regulate and from whom they can take this power.
Above all, do not let them con you into the belief that there exist disembodied mystical forces like 'the economy,' 'inflation' or 'politics' that prevent them from doing what they take an oath to do.
Those 545 people, and they alone, are responsible. They, and they alone, have the power. They, and they alone, should be held accountable by the people who are their bosses - provided the voters have the gumption to manage their own employees.

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Permalink Reply by Brian and Nicole Nielsen on October 1, 2008 at 3:12pm: I am a registered independent and from what I hear, people like me will determine the election for President. I have listened to both candidates and have been somewhat successful in filtering out the media bias, claims of discrimination, and other misdirecting fluff. Today, I listened to both McCain and Obama make speeches regarding our economy. I do not see eye to eye with either. However, I do believe that our past mistakes in Washington have helped bring us into the mess we find ourselves today.
I grew up knowing that I would have to save money in order to purchase anything. My parents taught my brother and me the importance of saving for the future. No one would have imagined buying a house without at least 20% down unless you received some benefits from past military service or similar sacrifice. The American Dream is not about getting anything one desires without saving and planning and determining the cost. Today, Obama blamed Bush and Wall Street for the mess we find ourselves. Although I hold both of them partly responsible, I would have been so impressed to hear Obama or anyone in Congress admit that some of the responsibility lies with them. Check out the warnings by Greenspan and others made nearly a decade or more ago about what could happen if we loosen our rules for lending. This disaster was not hard to forecast and it was not a surprise to many of us. I know that the people of the United States can and will get by this but it will sure be easier and quicker if the government realizes and acknowledges the courage, fortitude and smarts of the people they are supposed to be serving.
Good luck with your decisions in November.
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Permalink Reply by Lee Woods - "BIZ BUD" on October 1, 2008 at 3:12pm: My vote is on Barack...This man has wanted to help others his entire life. He walked away from Wall Street to chase a dream of making a difference for others. He has overcome situations his entire life and his heart is in this election for the people. He has always said that it's not about him because it's about us. When he worked on the Southside of Chicago for the poor, he made only 12k to 15k per year. This was after getting his degree and this tells me that he cares.

Biz Bud

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Permalink Reply by van on October 1, 2008 at 3:24pm: God Afternoon, In my humble opinion "this is a no brainer", we need change, some one that is truly for the people,
Republicans!?, come on people one man never runs the country, it was the Republican Party who did this?
Not only {GWB} the man!? He was a big part of his party!? Mc Cain proably! would have been a better President then Bush, he allowed the party to talk him out of it in 2000 {"some fighter"} it was his fight for change then!? He quit on us {people} then ...wouldn't you say!?
So we know he will take one for his party!~~` and not the people.
It will be no different if he wins ....Don't you Get IT!?
The People need to get more involved, from the poor to the the Riches of the rich!? It ain't just about Middle Class American,it is are humanity that is at the core of the problem/? Prosperity, and wealth at what cost?; ▶ Reply to This

Permalink Reply by Candle Boutique & Gifts, LLC on October 1, 2008 at 3:31pm: I am voting for Obama with the hope that he means what he says. We have had eight horrible years of Bush and McCain will be more of the same. His campaign has been nothing but negative ads mostly against Obama, and mostly not true. That man will stoop to anything to win, including lie. I used to like John McCain but I do not recognize him as the same person he was eight years ago.

I sincerely hope all Republican's will take a look at the facts, the economy is in the tank, we are fighting two wars, we have allowed China and Russia to thrive while we have done nothing to bring jobs back to our country. I believe the Democrats will do that.

If you are thinking about voting for McCain, I urge you to do some research on the many many times he has contradicted himself, the fact he agrees with Bush on all major issues and has picked a VP that is so lacking in knowledge it is laughable.

Please don't just vote Republican just because you have done so in the past.; ▶ Reply to This

Permalink Reply by Dale Stensland on October 1, 2008 at 3:38pm: I posted & it did not post?? showed it then gone oh well.. Vote JESUS !!!; ▶ Reply to This

Permalink Reply by Candle Boutique & Gifts, LLC on October 1, 2008 at 3:40pm: I think we should be serious about this or don't bother to comment. Jesus said "My Kingdom is not of this world" - why can't people understand that Jesus does not want to be "voted for" in a secular election.; ▶ Reply to This

Permalink Reply by Audrey Ledgerwood on October 1, 2008 at 3:43pm: I am definitely for Obama. He is the only one who will help the small biz owner,
and middle class...by giving tax cuts for them. And he will get the burden of health care off businesses so they can compete with the rest of the world.
McCain is just for the big corporations that he gets his money from and that lobby him...most of his campaign members are lobbyists. Besides, he has flip- flopped so much, and lied so much, he can't be trusted. It would just be more of the disasterous results that are destroying our country that the bush admin has brought us. And then there is his lack of judgement, as illustrated by his choice of VP. Plus he is a war monger and that is his only way to solve any problems.

Audrey Ledgerwood - 70
Denver, Colorado
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