The age gap between the 46-year-old Obama and the 71-year-old McCain would be the widest in the history of presidential elections. (The current record: 1996, with Bob Dole 23 years older than Bill Clinton.) Before Obama was even born, McCain was shocking his uptight naval colleagues by bringing a stripper dubbed the “Flame of Florida” to the Officers’ Club.
More than any other Republican or Democrat, they appeal to independent-minded voters while still parting ways on crucial issues. On Iraq, taxes, health care and the Supreme Court, the differences between these two men are profound. McCain would want to focus a race on national security and terrorism, Obama on domestic concerns and economic insecurity.
“This would be an extraordinary contest, an opportunity to see striking contrasts, from age to public philosophy,” says Tom Mann, a political scientist at the Brookings Institution, based in Washington.
The age gap between the 46-year-old Obama and the 71-year-old McCain would be the widest in the history of presidential elections. (The current record: 1996, with Bob Dole 23 years older than Bill Clinton.) Before Obama was even bornthe 71-year-old McCain would be the widest in the history of presidential elections. (The current record: 1996, with Bob Dole 23 years older than Bill Clinton.) Before Obama was even born, McCain was shocking his uptight naval colleagues by bringing a stripper dubbed the “Flame of Florida” to the Officers’ Club.
More than any other Republican or Democrat, they appeal to independent-minded voters while still parting ways on crucial issues. On Iraq, taxes, health care and the Supreme Court, the differences between these two men are profound. McCain would want to focus a race on national security and terrorism, Obama on domestic concerns and economic insecurity.
“This would be an extraordinary contest, an opportunity to see striking contrasts, from age to public philosophy,” says Tom Mann, a political scientist at the Brookings Institution, based in Washington.
More than any other Republican or Democrat, they appeal to independent-minded voters while still parting ways on crucial issues. On Iraq, taxes, health care and the Supreme Court, the differences between these two men are profound. McCain would want to focus a race on national security and terrorism, Obama on domestic concerns and economic insecurity.
“This would be an extraordinary contest, an opportunity to see striking contrasts, from age to public philosophy,” says Tom Mann, a political scientist at the Brookings Institution, based in Washington
More than any other Republican or Democrat, they appeal to independent-minded voters while still parting ways on crucial issues. On Iraq, taxes, health care and the Supreme Court, the differences between these two men are profound. McCain would want to focus a race on national security and terrorism, Obama on domestic concerns and economic insecurity. 
“This would be an extraordinary contest, an opportunity to see striking contrasts, from age to public philosophy,” says Tom Mann, a political scientist at the Brookings Institution, based in Washington
More than any other Republican or Democrat, they appeal to independent-minded voters while still parting ways on crucial issues. On Iraq, taxes, health care and the Supreme Court, the differences between these two men are profound. McCain would want to focus a race on national security and terrorism, Obama on domestic concerns and economic insecurity.
“This would be an extraordinary contest, an opportunity to see striking contrasts, from age to public philosophy,” says Tom Mann, a political scientist at the Brookings Institution, based in Washington
More than any other Republican or Democrat, they appeal to independent-minded voters while still parting ways on crucial issues. On Iraq, taxes, health care and the Supreme Court, the differences between these two men are profound. McCain would want to focus a race on national security and terrorism, Obama on domestic concerns and economic insecurity.
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“This would be an extraordinary contest, an opportunity to see striking contrasts, from age to public philosophy,” says Tom Mann, a political scientist at the Brookings Institution, based in Washington
