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It's Obama by a Landslide Among Elder Law Attorneys


Elder law attorneys overwhelmingly favor Sen. Barack Obama for president and believe he will be better for the nation's elderly than Sen. John McCain, according to ElderLawAnswers' survey of attorneys around the country.

In the survey, which was sent to members of ElderLawAnswers' network of qualified attorneys as well as other elder law attorneys around the nation, respondents were asked who they are supporting for president and which candidate they believe will be more likely to improve the lives of the elderly.

To the first question, 71 percent of elder law attorneys said they are supporting Obama and 29 percent support McCain. Interestingly, given the high percentage of "undecideds" among the general electorate, no elder law attorney respondents were undecided about their choice.

There were a few undecideds -- 2.9 percent -- on the question of which candidate would be more likely to improve the lives of the elderly. But 69.3 percent of elder law attorneys said that Obama would better the lives of the elderly, while 27.7 percent picked McCain. Following are some of the comments received from attorneys in support of their choice:

  • "It's a no-brainer -- McCain supports privatizing Social Security; Obama doesn't."

  • "McCain does not speak as though he understands the economic issues."

  • "Obama lacks the experience, maturity and judgment to serve as president. Moreover, if elected, he will lead our country in the wrong direction."

  • "McCain's support of Bush's plan to privatize Social Security would have jeopardized millions of elders."

A total of 101 attorneys took part in the survey, which ran from September 29 to October 29.

McCain Again Squeezes Out Win in Second Survey of Site Visitors

Elder law attorneys are much more likely to prefer Obama than are consumer visitors to the ElderLawAnswers site, according to our second survey of the presidential preferences of site visitors. Duplicating the results of an earlier survey that ended before the first debate, McCain edged Obama among site visitors by one percentage point, 49 to 48 percent. McCain won the first survey 48 percent to 47 percent.

The only significant change in the two surveys was that the number of undecideds was cut in half, from 6 percent in the first survey to 3 percent in the second. The second survey began October 13 and garnered 362 responses.

ElderLawAnswers' two vice presidential surveys found that Republican candidate Gov. Sarah Palin did not help herself among ElderLawAnswers site visitors in her debate with Democratic vice presidential candidate Sen. Joe Biden. For details, click here.

Our new survey asks site visitors how concerned they are about the recent financial crisis. To take the survey, visit our home page.