i am a democrat and i love wal mart as a place to do my shoping...i save around 25 to 30 percent over the other super markets prices....shopping elsewhere is a waste of money....only my rich democrat friends in san francisco can afford to shop elsewhere...i even buy my gas at sams club where i save considerable...all poor or thrifty people should shop at walmart...you will have more money left in your pocket book....

Wal-mart is the worst thing to happen to this country, ever! They need to unionize because no one can live on minimum wage. and thier benefits suck. I worked at a store with no union and no benefits ten years ago, a girl who worked with me had a baby and cost her $12,000.00 I had everyones approval to unionize when I was fired.
If you can not afford to pay a lving wage you should go out of business. And lets not talk about China!!!!!!

I think this persons' comments are way off-base. If the Demo's get in we will all pay for it. Obama's middle-class tax thing is a rouse. Go back in history of taxes and you will that the general public (particularily the lower end of the scale) always do better under a Republican administration. The Demo create more inflation and want to pay for more programs - more than dollars coming in - then it takes a Republican administration to clear it up - - over and over and over. The American public is fickled and forgets way to easy. With this possible new administration we may not be able to crawl out of their mess. And am sure Ms Pelosi (what a jerk), will help drive us downward.

What happens when a Wal-Mart employee or his/her family member gets sick? Taxpayers foot the bill. I do not think that we should be subsidizing the largest retailer in the World. McSame is not going to change anything. Maybe Obama will right this wrong.

They just lost a good customer. My daddy always said never mix politic with business. Hopefully more people will feel the same as me. Why do I have to enrich the management of Walmat. It will be better served to enrich the worker with good paying jobs with good benefits.

I WILL NEVER GO BACK TO THAT FASCIST HELL HOLE OR SAMS ASS HOLE EVER AGAIN never never never ,, GO TARGET ,

THIS COUNTRYHAS A 9 TRILLION DOLLAR DEBT . BECAUSE OF THOSE MORON REPUBLICANS ,,WALMART CAN GO TO HELL WITH SAMS CLUB FOR COMPANY

THAT WAS THE LAST STRAW ,,, WE WILL UNIONIZE WALMART ,,, LIKE THEY DID IN THE WALMART STORES IN CHINA R. D. H .

Wrong, any kind of unionization clearly makes a difference, it binds WalMart's hands and doesn't allow them to make better business practice decisions. That's the whole idea of running an effective business. If a worker isn't producing then they need to be let go, if it's wrongly done then there are laws against it but with unions no good comes of it and WalMart will have to keep all workers. It's not fair to the business. Besides, if someone does't want to work there for the wages, go to school, learn a new vocation, do something different with your life. Long life economic liberalism. It's how you and I make money!

All you people that work at walmart would be voting against yourself if you vote republican. They are telling you to vote republican because they want to keep you down, in a low paying job. Dont be stupid people , vote for a democrat that will at least try to help you,

This article lacks objectivity and common sense. There are many variables that affect Wal-mart's business outside of any administrations policy. Even more so, comparing administrations is nearly futile because there are so many outside influences around the globe that affect the focus and policies of any given administration, i.e. 9/11, wars, unethical behavoir of the banking and investment institutions that have ruined our current economy. But, I will say that the success of any administration is ultimately related to the Congress in our country. Clinton was successful in financial policies because for a short while we actually had a Congress that cut spending and debt. It is unfortunate that those same policies were not continued under the current Bush administration but, then again, everything changed on 9/11, didn't it?

WHERES THE NEAREST TARGET STORE ?

WONDER WHAT COSCO HAS TO SAY ABOUT THIS ? GO COSCO !!!!

That's right. Obama is bad for everyone, except those on the government dole.

O.k., so now Walmart threatens higher prices for their customers if the unions come, all this means is that corporate walmart cuts their own throat, because now they can't call themselves the "cheapest",the customer will go where prices are competitive, so profits and sales go down. Hmm, the investors won't like to hear that logic.. In the meantime, the employees will actually be able to get a living wage, possibly better health care for the family (which they can now afford), and better working conditions. oh, and to ryans comment of binding Walmarts hands to make better business decisions, I ask this... Better business decisions for who??? For themselves, that's who... More profit for them, and not a damn thing for the helpless workers who got them there. What corporations forget over the years is that it's the people that gets them successful, not the money.

Clearly Bob Benson is not looking at todays jobless numbers. They are the highest since 2004. Gas is high but will go down some before the election-hint hint.George Bush has left this country in a mess and those that vote for McCain(Bush's 3rd term) deserve what they get period.

Just one addition to my previous comments, worth noting was that the Congress under the Clinton Administration that cut and controlled spending thus reducing debt was Republican controlled and was a result of the adherence to the Republican's Contract with America that single-handedly was the reason voters gave Republicans control of the Congress in 1994 and more so in 1996.

I will never spend a single dime on that shitty hole.
I make sure all my friends and family will never shop at HOLEMART.

GO TARGET.

Who needs Wal-Mart anyway?

I'm a proud union member and know that I would not be making this good money or have great med. dental etc if it were not for the union.

Wal-Mart pays low wages .
They personally have substandard quality products at their store.

I will shop there no more!!!!!!

Is a Democratic President good for Wal-Mart? The answer is yes.
Growth for Wal-Mart = During Clinton Administration = 16.281 share price on 1/93 when Clinton took office to a share price of $56.81 on 1/01 when Clinton left office = a share growth during the Democratic president of 248%. Wal-Mart stock when Bush took office = 56.81. Wal-Mart share today = 58.62. Growth during Republican President = 3.2%.. When Wal-Mart customers make more money, such as when there is a Democratic president, Wal-Mart customers spend more. That's good for Wal-Mart.