Obama’s speech meets unsympathetic ears with Americans

[Tellurian]

March 20, 2008 —

Barack Obama’s speech about race on Tuesday impressed many who witnessed it or read it. But most of America did neither, and many of them -- white and black -- were less persuaded of the speech’s capacity to heal racial wounds, or to put the issue of race behind Obama as he continues his quest for the White House.

That’s according to a new poll by InsiderAdvantage/Majority Opinion.

First, we screened poll respondents to find those who were aware that Obama’s pastor was in the news. A startling 82% knew about Obama’s speech, and about the controversy surrounding the Rev. Jeremiah Wright.

Of those who knew about the controversy and the speech, we asked,

“Taking all this into account, are you more or less likely to support Obama for president?”

*Less likely* (52%)

More likely (19%)

About the same (27%)

No opinion (2%)

The poll was conducted March 19 among 1,051 Americans. After filtering out those not aware of Rev. Wright and Obama’s speech about him, the sample is 807, for a margin of error of plus or minus 3.2%. The data have been weighted for age, race, gender and partisan affiliation.

http://www.southernpoliticalreport.com/storylink_320_294.aspx

[Tellurian]

1. When will Obama withdraw ? The Pastorgate Scandal is not going away..

[loveangelc]

18. HIllary Clinton is a LIAR

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8BfNqhV5hg4

:rofl: :rofl::rofl::rofl::rofl::rofl::rofl::rofl::rofl::rofl::rofl::rofl::rofl::rofl::rofl::rofl::rofl::rofl::rofl::rofl::rofl::rofl::rofl::rofl::rofl::rofl::rofl::rofl::rofl::rofl::rofl::rofl:

[anamandujano]

20. Psssst! She didn't do the poll. NEXT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[loveangelc]

22. I know she's not a pollster. Lying is not a quality a pollster should have.

nor should a president.

[anamandujano]

24. Try to express yourself more clearly then.

Words are important, Wright?

[loveangelc]

26. OMG GOOD ONE. YOU USEDTHE WORD WRIGHT INSTEAD OF RIGHT, INVOKING OBAMA'S

PASTOR!!11

Get over yourself, Hilliary has a 5% chance, you and the other cult members must recognize this fact.

I hope I made that clear enough.

[Tellurian]

27. Obama has 0% chance..

What formula did you use to arrive at 5%?

[barb162]

35. No, Barak is THE liar.

And that aint funny at all. BTW, where does the Barak campaign have Wright holed up these days?

[barb162]

33. That's right; besides he can't get to the convention with enough delegates

anyway to claim the nomination. He should step aside already. Pastorgate will only get bigger toward November.

[KAZ]

2. This can't be right. Where's the poem?

[DUyellow]

34. LOL

[kid a]

3. you posted this two days ago...those people wouldn't have voted for Obama anyways

CHECK IT: THE WRIGHT STORY/VIDEO/RW SMEAR WILL NOT EFFECT OBAMA IN THE GE.

[anamandujano]

15. "Less likely" means it might have been a possibility.

[barb162]

38. 52% less likely to vote for Obama re Pastorgate will make Obama a big loser

[scheming daemons]

4. Didn't you boycott yet? and YEAH... where's the F-ing POEM!

What kind of a Hillary supporter are you?

[Mountainman]

5. it was he most watched video on Youtube ever.

[anamandujano]

16. Everybody looks at a car wreck.

[MethuenProgressive]

30. "Stop picking on Britney" had 100x the views as BO's "Stiop Picking on ME!"

[jgraz]

6. What? No poem?

I'm guessing even the Hillbots don't want you.

[anamandujano]

19. Whose woods these are, I think I know, His house is in the village though,

He will not see me stopping here,
to watch his woods fill up with snow.

My little horse must think it queer,
to stop without a farm house near,
something, something, something, something,
the darkest evening of the year.

His gives his harness bells a shake,
to ask if there is some mistake,

snip (= I can't remember)

The woods are lovely dark and deep,
but I have promises to keep,
and miles to go before I sleep,
and miles to go before I sleep.

[thevoiceofreason]

7. Where's your poem?

Are you part of the valiant few who volunteered for the rear guard? Good on you. Did your bullshit poll ever question those who heard the entire sermon? Didn't think so. The numbers reverse, numb-nuts.

[Hepburn]

8. Why are you still here and where is your poem?

Did you miss the shuttle to the Hillbot Boycott site?

[Tellurian]

9. No one can answer the question... what a surprise!

[shugah]

10. what was the question?

:shrug:

[Mooney]

12. What question?

You posted a poll. That's not a question.

If you mean "When will Obama withdraw?" I posit that that's not a rhetorical question and not one that you're asking because you're interested in anyone's answer. But I'll answer: NEVER.

[Tellurian]

17. Never say never... probably writing a withdrawal speech while in VI

He ought to, his campaign is just barely breathing.

[Mooney]

21. He's exactly where he's been all along:

Mote votes, more delegates, more states won. If you consider that "just barely breathing" then the campaign of the person behind him must be on its way to the funeral parlor.

Here's a question --- do you actually believe these doomsday scenarios that you forecast, or is this an attempt to psych out the supporters of "Hillary's opponent"?

[anamandujano]

23. Everybody is holding their breath, waiting for another shoe to drop.

That includes the O-bots here at DU.

[Mooney]

29. Speak for yourself.

There is no "everybody." Your use of the term "everybody" is a transparent attempt to claim that there is widespread anxiety among the Democratic electorate about Obama's candidacy. The fact of the matter is that Obama has weathered the "kitchen sink" strategy, to the extent that the HRC campaign's one remaining argument for her candidacy is that the states she carried in the primary are worth more electoral college votes, which is as bullshit an argument as they've yet come up with. Maybe next they can argue that she's won more land mass?

[cooolandrew]

11. 1000 HRC supportters cempelling stuff...

[blogslut]

13. Southerpoliticalreport = Insider Advantage = Matt Towery

= Townhall = Human Events = Wingnut

[Catherina]

14. Anything coming from HillaryIs44 meets unsympathetic ears of most Americans

Edit for astute cartoon

[merh]

25. LOL

That cartoon gives a whole new meaning to getting her "MRS" degree. :rofl:

[greguganus]

28. Ohhh, i was wondering who "Ignored" was. n/t

[GoldieAZ49]

31. Speech on race relations in the US does not explain why Obama

would choose to listen to a divisive at best, preacher for 20 years. It was irrelevant to the concerns his mentor raises.

[Tellurian]

32. Correct and submitting his children to such abusive language is bad parenting!

[barb162]

40. It's terrible parenting. n/t

[Tellurian]

42. Yes, I think so..

whatever happened to "Love Thy Neighbor"?

The Irony of Wright's speeches and Christian teachings are strangers.

[barb162]

36. K & R

[walldude]

37. LMFAO! Now here's an article debunking the poll

from the same fucking website, 5 days later. Nice try though....

http://www.southernpoliticalreport.com/storylink_325_302.aspx

[zulchzulu]

39. Hillary is 5% (that the probability that she will be the nominee)

When faced with choosing Grandpa Boom Boom McCain't and another 4 years of Bush policies or Barack Obama, voters will choose Obama in LARGE numbers.

You can continue to fixate on Obama all you want; it's just a matter of time before the Clintons drop out.

[EffieBlack]

41. I wonder how MLK's "I Have a Dream" speech would have polled in 1963?

Also - these "more or less likely" polls are interesting, but not very instructive. Someone today may be "less likely" to support Obama - or anyone else - for president. That doesn't mean that they WON'T vote for him. And it says nothing about how they will feel about him in November, after a long campaign.

As I said, interesting, but rather meaningless.