According to last month's National Asian American Survey [pdf], 41 percent of Asian Americans support Barack Obama while only 24 percent support John McCain.  But 34 percent remain undecided. If you happen to have undecided friends or relatives, particularly those who own small businesses, feel free to pass on this last minute debunking of Republican misinformation about Obama's tax plans.

The short version?  As far as I can tell, the vast majority of small businesses that employ ten or fewer employees not only won't see their taxes increase, but may actually reap tax benefits under an Obama Administration.

The longer version?  Read on.  And please post in the comments if I've missed anything or made any mistakes.  (And non-Asians, come on in, the water's fine!  Most of this information applies to every small business owner.)

Last week, Markos argued that now's the time to press our advantage and "crush the spirits" of the conservative movement by delivering "a defeat worse than they ever imagined." I humbly suggest that as part of the program, it's time to poll Arizona and prove the theory that McCain's home state only supports him by single digits.  It's time to move Arizona from "likely" to "lean," give a leg up to Democratic challenger Bob Lord in AZ-03, and saddle the McCain campaign yet another embarrassment to spin in the waning days of the election.

And, who knows, the results of an Arizona poll might just surprise even us...

Back in August, the Mason-Dixon poll made headlines by showing McCain up only six points in Arizona.  But post-RNC, three polls gave McCain double digit leads, with an ASU outlier from 9/25-28/09 giving McCain a seven point edge [Pollster].

But the state hasn't been polled since September 29.  And just to refresh, here's a bit of what's happened since then:

Yesterday, we took a peek at MSNBC's failure to properly report data about Joe Biden beating Sarah Palin by 26 points in favorability ratings after Thursday's debate.  Today, MSNBC continues to mislead by posting an AP article with the headline:

Todd Palin will talk to Troopergate investigator
Probe examining whether Alaska governor improperly fired commissioner

Sadly, a more accurate headline would read:

Todd Palin still refuses to testify in Troopergate probe
Will only speak to second probe run by political appointees answering to Gov. Sarah Palin

After watching Joe Biden score consistently high ratings from women on CNN's undecided voter ticker during last night's Vice Presidential debate, I was surprised to see an article pop up on MSNBC's front page today with the teaser:

Women on Palin: She delivered
The Alaska governor boosted her standing with women, according to an early survey.

To borrow a phrase: Sadly, no.  

A little close reading reveals that the article buries the true story. According to the Mitchell McKinney survey data cited in the article, the real headline should be:

Biden nearly triples Palin's debate gains
Now beats the Alaska governor by 26 points in favorability, according to an early survey.

Or, more succinctly:

Palin loses

The Asian American Legal Defense and Education Fund has just issued a press release about its exit polling for the 2006 election.  The key quote from AALDEF Executive Director Margaret Fung:

The decade-long trend of Asian American voters favoring Democratic candidates contributed to the dramatic shifts in political power that took place in Tuesday's midterm elections.

All good news here.  A sampling of how Asian Americans voted in key elections:

Virginia Senate -- 76% D versus 21% R
New Jersey Senate -- 77% D versus 21% R
Maryland Senate -- 73% D versus 24% R
Pennsylvania Senate -- 71% D versus 29% R
Massachusetts Governor -- 75% D versus 21% R
Michigan anti-affirmative action proposal -- 76% against