Survey Finds McCain Voters Drive American-Made Cars

Barack Obama’s campaign released an ad in Michigan attacking opponent John McCain for owning three foreign-branded cars among his 13 total vehicles (never have you heard the word “Lexus” used with such derision), but a study by Bigresearch — a company that studies consumer behavior — has found that McCain voters are more likely to drive a vehicle made by an American company than Obama voters, by a margin of 68% to 54%.

Of Obama voters, 37% said they drive Japanese cars, while only 27% of McCain voters said the same. When it comes to European cars, 10% of Obama voters ‘fessed up to driving one, while only a little over 5% of McCain voters admitted that their cars might have originated in the continent that contains France.

Out of more than 8,000 people surveyed, the only strange finding was that the exact same percentage of McCain and Obama supporters — 8.2% — drove Hondas. Perhaps that’s the bi-partisanship they both always claim they’re all about.

As for insight into what will happen on Election Day, the survey found that the brand most driven by undecided voters was Ford, and, coincidentally, Obama just happens to drive a Ford Escape Hybrid. Is this a cynical political ploy, or is Obama in touch with the common man? You be the judge.

McCain Supporters Are More Likely to Drive American Cars, Survey Finds (Kansas City Star)