Economic Choices 2008 - Ohio Men

While the vote of working women will play a major role in determining the outcome of Ohio's democratic primary, there's another influential group both Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama are courting -- working, white men. In this report, NBR Washington bureau chief Darren Gersh finds out what is driving this group's opinion about the candidates.



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• Hillary Clinton for President
  This links to the "Strengthening the Middle Class" section of Hillary Clinton's campaign website. It contains some of her economic proposals, including those that deal with taxes, unions, and trade.
• John McCain for President
  This links to the "Taxes & Economics" section of John McCain's campaign website. It contains some of his economic proposals, including those that deal with tax cuts and trade.
• Obama '08
  This links to the "Economy" section of Barack Obama's campaign website. It contains some of his economic proposals, including those that deal with trade and jobs.
• Pew Research Center
  The Pew Research Center is an independent opinion research group that studies attitudes toward the press, politics, and public policy issues. This links to a January 18, 2008 report by the center's president. The report is titled, "Mind the Gender Gap." It contains a look at the number of women likely to vote for Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama.
• Solon, Ohio
  Solo, Ohio is a suburb of Cleveland and is home to Inovent Engineering. Invoent and its employees are profiled in Darren Gersh's report.
• State of Ohio
  This links to the State of Ohio's Office of Policy Research and Strategic Planning. The page offers demographic information about Ohio's population.
• Youngstown State University
  This links to information about The Center for Working-Class Studies at Youngstown State University in Ohio. Darren Gersh interivews the center's co-chair, John Russo, in his report.

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