Obama's appeal to working-class whites faltering,53 % of whites without college view him unfavorably

[JanErikFl]

Barack Obama's problem winning votes from working-class whites is showing no sign of going away, and their impression of him is getting worse.

Those are ominous signals as he hopes for strong performances next week in Indiana and North Carolina primaries that would derail the candidacy of Hillary Rodham Clinton, his rival for the Democratic presidential nomination. Those contests come as his candidacy has been rocked by renewed attention to his volatile former pastor, the Rev. Jeremiah Wright, and by his defeat in last month's Pennsylvania primary.

In an Associated Press-Yahoo News poll in April, 53 percent of whites who have not completed college viewed Obama unfavorably, up a dozen percentage points from November. During that period, the numbers viewing Clinton and Republican candidate John McCain negatively have stayed about even.

The April poll — conducted before the Pennsylvania contest — also showed an overwhelming preference for Clinton over Obama among working-class whites. They favored her over him by 39 percentage points, compared to a 10-point Obama lead among white college graduates. Obama also did worse than Clinton among those less-educated voters when matched up against Republican candidate John McCain.

http://ap.google.com/article/ALeqM5i2KQidLr59sarCmZJWItZk5fz0cAD90E7AE80

[RUMMYisFROSTED]

1. Alan Fram. (eom)

[populistdriven]

33. Hillary is a Republican

[Barack_America]

2. Who were you before?

C'mon, you can tell me.

PM me if you like.

[tishaLA]

5. I have some guesses.

[Muttocracy]

12. it's a Norwegian student apparently?

[my3boyz]

3. He never had them. That is Clinton's base! The educated whites prefer him. nt

[rodeodance]

14. Obama's wife joins push to pander to the working class...YUP!!

Oh Nooz! The Obama’s are pandering to the uneducated Bubba’s & BHO gets stuck on REPEAT


Guess BHO did not quite have his new pander story memorized! I am sure it went better today.


…… Sitting on a picnic bench in a park on Pagoda Street, Indianapolis, in discussion with a group of 30 supporters, he told a story about the "modest" background of himself and his wife, Michelle.

And 10 minutes later, seemingly having forgotten, he told them it all again.


http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2008/may/01/barackobama.hillaryclinton


…….


http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20080501/pl_nm/usa_politics_obama_michelle_dc;_ylt=AlxkjSLtTnvb5QybY0ywS3fzj9AF


Obama's wife joins push to court working class

By Caren Bohan 1 hour, 54 minutes ago

INDIANAPOLIS (Reuters) - If Michelle Obama had her way, her husband Barack would be a teacher, a writer, a singer, a dancer -- anything but a politician with the chance to make history as the first black president of the United States.


She described to an audience in Indianapolis how they struggled, like any other young couple in Middle America, to raise two children and pay off debts.

"We are still so close to the lives that most Americans are living," she said. "And I don't know about you but for most of my lifetime, I've felt disconnected from Washington."

The Obamas hope the "regular guy" narrative will resonate with the white working class voters that the Illinois senator has had trouble winning over and who may be the key to his White House bid.

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"We're a young couple with small kids with all the challenges and the emotions and the stresses that come with raising kids, like being a working mom," said Michelle Obama, 44, who is on leave from her job as hospital administrator and now divides her time between campaigning and raising the couple's two daughters -- Sasha, 6, and Malia, 9.

Though she is a Harvard-trained lawyer like her 46-year-old husband, she said the couple was not far from the years of paying off student loans and working to "keep up with bills."

The Obamas brought in $4.2 million last year, according to their tax returns. Most of the money came from royalties on Barack Obama's two bestselling books. The couple moved into the millionaire category a few years ago, moving up from their previous six-figure income.

'THE CYNIC IN THE FAMILY'
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"I've spent my life trying to convince him not to be a politician. Teach, write, sing, dance -- I don't care what you do. Don't do this. These people are mean."

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Barack Obama's task of courting working class voters was made more difficult by comments he made last month at a San Francisco fundraiser about "bitter" small-town voters. His rivals said the comments suggested he was "out of touch."

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The sometimes blunt-spoken Michelle Obama grew up on the South Side of Chicago, raised by her father, a city worker, and her mother, a secretary and then a stay-at-home mom.

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But she has stirred controversy, such as when she said in February: "For the first time in my adult life, I am proud of my country." Critics said the comment sounded unpatriotic and suggested she had not been proud of her country before her husband's candidacy.

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The Obamas on Wednesday visited the Beech Grove, Indiana home of Cheryl and Mike Fischer for a lunch of sandwiches and potato chips.

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http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080501/ap_on_el_pr/a_voter_s_decision;_ylt=AtxNv1kAPB_07ZzeQZd1ARwb.3QA

[gabby garcia]

48. haven't I had to read this ...

exact same ignorant post in various different threads here?

[stray cat]

4. What percent of these voted for Bush in 2004?

[EV_Ares]

6. LOL, always love a good laugh, thanks for that, eom.

[datopbanana]

7. THAT'S IT?

[EffieBlack]

8. And 90% of black voters aren't voting for Hillary Clinton

So, what's your point?

[Bensthename]

And yet MSM never brings that up.. Why not?

That is very odd..

[annie1]

45. because they don't want to make him seem like he is doing well because....

of the black vote. they're not *not* voting for hillary, they're voting for barack so they can have the first black president. i talked to so many people in west and south philly, please, they were very honest about why they were voting for him.

[saracat]

13. And thaey are only 10% of the vote and your point is?

[meow mix]

24. yeah, screw em if they are only 10 percent.

:puke:

[saracat]

43. Well, that is the view pooint of thew O campaign toward gays and they are 10% too. Not to mention

women and the white working class vote who are way more than that? And no one even cares about the American Indian vote or the Hispanic vote , which Obama is not likely to get!

[annie1]

47. they are a large part of the dem voting bloc. So if they all vote for Bo he wins any state...

with a large black population pretty much off the bat.

[JoFerret]

17. Understandable. But nonetheless very unfortunate.

Another example of divisiveness.

[Triana]

38. BINGO! It's always the facts they leave OUT ya gotta watch for. n/t

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[JanErikFl]

11. Obamamania troll again I see..Blocked...

[book_worm]

10. And why is that, I wonder? why are more educated people attracted to Obama than less educated?

and is it something to brag about?

[rodeodance]

15. Welcome to DU. Many Obama folk harass newcomers. They are very insecure.

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[The Doctor.]

39. Funny that.... I mean, it's not like he said or did anything disruptive to be harrassed about...

Oh... whoops, my mistake.

[rodeodance]

16. REC

[scheming daemons]

18. Alternate headline: "Uneducated and racist whites aren't going to vote for a black man"

...and guess what.


In the GE, they wouldn't vote for a woman either.


Those are McCain voters..... solidly in his camp, no matter WHO they are voting for in the primary season.

[EffieBlack]

19. Sub-headline: Will Democrats allow dwindling fringe element to determine future of the party?

[Adelante]

20. Dead to us

[Orangepeel]

21. that's not bad.

Almost that high a percentage of the entire country views Clinton unfavorably.

:shrug:

[Tellurian]

25. Well, now a higher percentage of the country view Obama as having serious character flaws!

with that percentage rising everyday..No one can wrap their head around Obama sitting for 20 yrs with his children in tow, in front of an Anti-White minister promoting Hate America sermons!

[CreekDog]

23. he does better among the more educated and she does better among the less educated

do you see the point you implied?

it's not good for your candidate.

[Tellurian]

26. Are you blaming the less educated for Obama repeating the same speech

he had just given to those voters 10 minutes earlier, repeating the same speech over again, even forgetting the state and town he is in?

[CreekDog]

30. i'm blaming them for deciding to vote for or against on that basis

instead of other more important issues.

yes, that would be ignorant behavior.

[K8-EEE]

27. I'm not getting the "cave for uneducated white choice!!" thing!

What a strange argument!

Obama is bringout out the college students and the hipper, smarter voters -- IMO this is a good thing.

ALL HAIL THE POWERFUL DUMB VOTERS! Look, they gave us GWB! WOOHOOO!

[CreekDog]

31. Obama only gets people that read and follow the news

Oh noes! :yoiks:

[QC]

32. "the hipper, smarter voters"

Are we talking about a political party or a boutique?

[K8-EEE]

42. Just people who are hip to what's up

and are paying enough attention to know there's more important things going on in the world than "bittergate" etc.!

[nichomachus]

28. So, basically Ms. Rodham's Rove-style racist campaign has worked

Good for her

[BenDavid]

29. DUH! I got college and I view obama unfavorably.

[TexasObserver]

34. white, uneducated Republicans don't like Obama - not news

Obama needs about 40% of the white vote nationwide, and he'll get that. The educated, thinking white Democrats, Republicans, and Independents will vote for him.

The less a Democrat knows, the more likely they are to vote for Hillary, or her Republican twin, McCain.

[DemGa]

35. The very people who are quick to call "racist" of these "less educated"

people fail (seemingly) to understand the error in assuming correlation implies causation - a logical fallacy. Assuming those making the claim are all so well-educated, I can only surmise they are being disingenuous.

A slick maneuver yet oddly apparent - brazen hypocrisy. Yes, this represents the Obama campaign well.

[JTFrog]

36. The recently departed, recently resurrected, currently departed, future trolls of DU.

Is someone missing a sock?

[CreekDog]

37. maybe because 15% of them think he is Muslim

is that his fault, you know, for them thinking that?

[Triana]

40. Perty Charts For You....

http://www.nytimes.com/2008/05/03/opinion/03blow.html?_r=2&oref=slogin&oref=slogin


Read 'em (if you can) and weep!

[Johnny__Motown]

41. I think that poll had Hillary's number even higher.. 57%? Cherry picking???

[Bright Eyes]

44. Well that settles it then!

We must make Hillary the nominee! We have no choice, if the "53 % of whites without college view him unfavorably"!

[cliffordu]

46. Weaksauce with an empty pantsuit...

[ecdab]

49. Around 53% of ALL PEOPLE view Hillary unfavorably.

[pointsoflight]

50. This media theme has been debunked.

In favorability ratings, Obama's favorable and unfavorable numbers have both gone up 5% over the last few months. In other words, no change, and overall, quite favorable.

The big change is how Clinton has tanked with AAs. Something like a 26 point drop in favorability among that group.