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chinthee · 04-05-2008, 02:32 PM

Here's some interesting findings as reported by CNN today.

Analysis: The Wright effect on presidential race

WASHINGTON (CNN) -- Politics is a business of numbers, and the numbers favor Sen. Barack Obama. But they are changing in ways that give Sen. Hillary Clinton some hope and have dramatically changed how Republicans look at the presidential election.

In a world of so many polls and findings within those polls, a few stand out:

• Six in 10 Americans have an unfavorable opinion of the Rev. Jeremiah Wright, Obama's former pastor, according to the latest CNN Opinion Research Corp. survey.

• Nearly four in 10 Americans (38 percent) have an unfavorable opinion of Obama in the latest CNN polling, up 10 percentage points from the beginning of the year.

• Half of Americans think a John McCain presidency would bring different policies than the Bush administration.

• And in a new Pew Research Center national survey, Clinton's lead among whites who didn't attend college has increased to 40 percentage points from 10 in March.

In his analysis of the Pew data, research director Andrew Kohut writes, "Fewer Democrats ascribe positive qualities to Obama than did so a month ago, with white working-class Democrats, in particular, expressing more skeptical views of the Illinois senator.

Analysis: The Wright effect on presidential race - CNN.com

We'll see how much "Wright Effect" there is in this for Obama, and in particular, how much of this benefits McCain in a general election should he face Obama.

04-05-2008, 02:32 PM	#384 (permalink)
chinthee Sundance is my bff Last Online: 10-08-2009 09:13 PM Join Date: Aug 2007 Posts: 6,028	Here's some interesting findings as reported by CNN today. Analysis: The Wright effect on presidential race WASHINGTON (CNN) -- Politics is a business of numbers, and the numbers favor Sen. Barack Obama. But they are changing in ways that give Sen. Hillary Clinton some hope and have dramatically changed how Republicans look at the presidential election. In a world of so many polls and findings within those polls, a few stand out: • Six in 10 Americans have an unfavorable opinion of the Rev. Jeremiah Wright, Obama's former pastor, according to the latest CNN Opinion Research Corp. survey. • Nearly four in 10 Americans (38 percent) have an unfavorable opinion of Obama in the latest CNN polling, up 10 percentage points from the beginning of the year. • Half of Americans think a John McCain presidency would bring different policies than the Bush administration. • And in a new Pew Research Center national survey, Clinton's lead among whites who didn't attend college has increased to 40 percentage points from 10 in March. In his analysis of the Pew data, research director Andrew Kohut writes, "*Fewer Democrats ascribe positive qualities to Obama than did so a month ago, with white working-class Democrats, in particular, expressing more skeptical views of the Illinois senator.* Analysis: The Wright effect on presidential race - CNN.com We'll see how much "Wright Effect" there is in this for Obama, and in particular, how much of this benefits McCain in a general election should he face Obama.