| "This is the tricky issue, because many believe that when it comes to race, people are not honest.
If people are not honest, then the polling data is not accurate."
Its called the Bradley effect, after the ex-mayor of LA, Thomas Bradely, A black man, always had a much bigger lead in polls than his actual margin of victory.
Is this happening now with Obama?
Who can say, but it is a possibility.
Race for Obama brings both pluses and minuses. But, he was able to get a high percentage of white voters in the primaries. Will this carry through to the general election? the 64 thousand dollar question. |