Independents Lean To Obama On Economy

By nearly 14 points, independents trust Barack Obama to handle the economy better than John McCain, according to Pew's latest study.  Check it out here.

57% favor "the government's potentially investing billions to try and keep financial markets and institutions secure," which is a suspiciously anodyne way of describing the Bernanke/Paulson "bailout." If Pew had referred to the plan in the political vernacular, here's betting that fewer Americans would support it. Language matters!

Pew finds extremely high interest in economic issues --56% of folks say they're following along -- but very low comprehension of the crisis -- just 24% say they understand it well.