Obama’s Plan to Make College More Affordable: Let’s Make Sure That This Is a Winning Issue With All Voters
So far, Obama’s campaign has failed to give enough public attention to his huge advantage on an issue of overwhelming concern to 20 million or more American voters.
Only national security and the economy rank as more important issues to voters in the United States than education. Many millions of voters — conservatives, liberals, and middle-of-the-roaders — are deeply concerned that they won’t be able to send their children to college. Every day that passes, this issue becomes more critical as unemployment increases and college savings accounts diminish in value.
On making college more affordable, Barack Obama has a powerful and comprehensive plan. John McCain offers nothing.
Now is the time for Obama to give wide publicity to his plan to make college more affordable to every American. Obama can establish a huge political advantage by showing that he is deeply concerned about rising student debt, low student graduation rates, and the high cost of financing a higher education — and that he intends to take major steps to deal with these problems.
Especially, Obama needs to make the case that McCain is failing the nation in not offering any concrete plan to help families pay for college. (Click Here to Read More)
