No, I don't think so. If the econmic crisis had not come when it did, McCain and Obama would probably be in a dead heat. Obama says McCain is another Bush...and Bush is being blamed for the bad economy.
It doesn't make sense though. For the past two years, the democrats have been in charge of both the house and senate...yet they did nothing to stave off the Fannie Mae Freddie Mac thing even though they were warned by McCain....and Obama said he issued a warning also (although that is not backed up on paper). I think that the people often forget that there are 535 other people who make the decisions...before George W. can do anything. And for at least the last two years, the democrats were the majority of that 535. So who should take the blame????