Intel Corp (INTC)

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Nonsense. Obama indicated in his speech that mergers were his interest in the antitrust field. Even if there was an interest to pursue Intel, it would take several years to change the composition of the FTC. Even then the law is solidly on Intel's side and several Supreme Court opinions, particularly the Brooke case, will not get overruled by any president.

The ability of the next president to manage the economy is far more important to Intel than antitrust policy. McCain's policy to fund the Iraq war for basically forever will definitely have a negative impact on the economy.

I disagree... based on this and other comments, I believe that Obama will have a far more EU vision toward anti-trust... and Intel is currently wasting time in EU courts...

I do agree that managing the overall economy will impact Intel as well... but the US economy is only a portion of Intel's overall business. As to which candidate would do a better job with the economy - McCain wants to bankrupt us with the Iraq war, and Obama and Clinton want to bankrupt us with an expensive health plan. Six of one, half dozen of the other.