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| October 2008 Poll #2 | October 2008 Poll #1 |
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Comment: Both candidates have promised spending cuts that would likely threaten many aerospace
programs. Obama has targeted NASA and proposes delaying the Constellation program by five years to invest
in education programs. He supports the Ares I rocket to replace the Space Shuttle, but Obama would cancel
sending astronauts to the Moon and Mars by eliminating the Ares V. Obama also supports cutting $60 billion
from the F-22, V-22,
F-35, Virginia class submarine, and the Army's Future Combat System as well
as eliminating a Navy aircraft carrier battle group and two Air Force fighter wings.
McCain supports NASA's Constellation program but has not expressly endorsed its long-term goals. He has been critical of costly defense programs and proposes fixed price contracts to control spending. McCain played a pivotal role in ending the 2004 767 tanker deal that sent two officials to prison for corruption. He opposed multi-year procurement of the F-22 but says he supports the program, would end C-17 production, would cancel the Airborne Laser, and supports cuts to the Future Combat System. Perhaps the most clear difference between the two is their positions on Ballistic Missile Defense. Obama has been especially critical of "unproven missile defense systems" and says he will reduce the effort to a "basic research program." McCain, meanwhile, "strongly supports the development and deployment of theater and national missile defenses...to reduce the possibility of strategic blackmail by rogue regimes." |
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| September 2008 Poll #2 | September 2008 Poll #1 |
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| Comment: The DC-9 and MD-80 series has earned a solid reputation for safety and reliability over more than four decades of service. | Comment: Japan, Israel, and Australia have all expressed a strong desire for the F-22 to meet their unique defense concerns. Given the strength of these alliances and the advantages of reducing unit cost for future US purchases, sales to all three nations appear to be wise. |
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| August 2008 Poll #2 | August 2008 Poll #1 |
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