Merrill: Homeownership top campaign issue for middle class
February 6, 2012
The Arizona Republic on Wednesday reported on President Barack Obama's proposal to change the way houses are bought, sold and refinanced. The legislation, called the Homeowner Bill of Rights, would attempt to stabilize the nation’s ailing housing system.
The story reads, in part:
“This plan is a win-win for the president. He is clearly responding to the (Mitt) Romney statement that the best way to handle the housing crisis is ride it out,” said Bruce Merrill, political-science analyst and pollster with the Phoenix-based Morrison Institute. “The battleground for the presidential race is the middle class, and there is clearly nothing more important to that group than homeownership.”
Merrill said the housing issues shouldn’t be a political one because helping homeowners is clearly what is good for the country.
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