Will Obama have an edge with disable voters?

While McCain and Barack Obama both support the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 and a current bill in Congress that would strengthen its implementation, a key selling point for advocates for the disabled, they disagree on the Community Choice Act.

That bill, proposed by Sen. Tom Harkin (D-Iowa) and co-sponsored by Obama, would expand government funds presently available for institutional care to also cover home-based services.

McCain opposes the bill, and on July 25 the DNC quickly pulled together a conference call with reporters to attack McCain on the issue.

“He has refused to listen to us on a critical issue to our community: the right to live at home in the community,” said Marca Bristo, former Chair of the National Council on Disability. “The Community Choice Act would allow that. Obama will give us choice and help us liberate the people in nursing homes.”

Will Obama have an edge with disable voters?

Only if it is their brain which has been disabled or harmed in some way. Being paralyzed or missing limbs does not effect a person's ability to think critically.

He had better hope so, because with his current lack of support, the Democrats just might make Hillary the candidate at the convention.

I thought ALL of Barack's supporters were disabled. Mental retardation is a disability right?

Even if it would give him an edge with the disabled, it won't be enough to win.

No! It seems obama is pandering to everyone, why must he try and buy votes...

Only with the mentally handicapped ones.

Most of his supporters are mentally disabled

Only if they are mentally deranged

I wonder what group Obama will try to buy next with his government handouts.

only retards

No

he doesn't have an edge with me !!

McCain is a scum hypocrite. He advocates putting cretin Judges on the Supreme Court who have stystemically trashed the ADA while bellyaching for legislation to fix what they are destroying. There has been very little in the news how the Supreme Court has been screwing the disabled and those perceived as disabled. McCain would have them thrown in the closet and out of society.

Definitely. Obama has reached out to the disabled community in meaningful ways and has proven he understands the issues.

who know maybe he will maybe he won't he should.