Poll: Majority of Voters Approve of Obama’s Handling of Wright
WASHINGTON — Most voters think Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama has done a good job handling the controversy surrounding his longtime pastor, the Rev. Jeremiah Wright, according to a poll released Sunday.
In a CBS News/New York Times poll, 60 percent of voters — and 68 percent of Democratic primary voters — said they approved of the way Obama handled the situation.
At a press conference in Washington last Monday, Wright praised Nation of Islam leader Louis Farrakhan and reiterated his beliefs that that the U.S. government may have developed the AIDS virus to infect the black community and that it had invited the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks. Obama denounced the remarks the next day.
Three-quarters of voters polled said Wright’s statements had not changed their opinion of Obama.
And a majority of those polled — 56 percent — said the news media have spent too much time covering the controversy.
The poll was conducted among a random sample of 671 adults, including 283 Democratic primary voters, from May 1-3. The margin of sampling error was plus or minus 4 percentage points for the whole group, plus or minus 5 percentage points for the Democrats.
Okay, some of you are speaking of lack of experience, or questioning his judgment. His judgment voted against the war…his opponent’s judgment voted for it. His judgment (and all interviewed economists) judged against the gas tax holiday. His opponent’s judgment leads her to believe it is a great and beneficial idea…she just can’t find any economists to back her up on that…
These are merely two examples of point that experience doesn’t always equal good judgment.
Wow!!!! The way some people think…this is the same pastor that Obama’s opponent and husband called to the White House when they wanted spiritual guidance. They have their own pastor…why call on Wright??????
People see what they want to see….
You can’t tell me that someone who sys he is an uncle, your around him fo 20 years and you don’t take on have some of the attitudes of wright obama is lying. In Wrights own words he is being a politician.
I believe Obama’s comments supposedly denouncing Wright were only for political expediency. Obama didn’t renouce the pastor until the pastor directed comments directly against Obama. Before that, Obama apparently dismissed his pastor’s remarks as being nothing that would affect the Democratic nominating process or the general election. After his pastor’s comments were then directed against Obama, himself, Obama spoke out because ONLY THEN did he believe it politically necessary for him to do that. I think the polls are wrong and that Obama’s pastor’s remarks are likely to weigh very strongly when voters step into the voting booths - particularly if Obama makes it to the general election.
Comment by concerned person - thank you! I thought I was the only one who knew that HILLAry’s pastor was in the pokey for molestation of a 7-year old….
I’m sure I’m not going to tell you anything you have not heard already. I have always been a fan of Fox, but in watching the polical goings on, I have come to change my mind. The playing over and over again of Obama’s pastor has been an intentional hit on Obama. What happened to “Fair and Balance”. I feel the story on the sniper fire if way more important then the goings on of someone’s pastor. Hillery can not be trusted. Her stories flow out of her mouth way to easy.
Boring– Boring– Every time I see old Rev. Wright being trotted out, I change the channel. Nothing is more tedious than old gossip rehashed and rehashed. The old gray “Fox” just ain’t what it used to be.
Look, all you so called college educated people are young, wet behind the ears and have no idea of life. Grow up. Obama is just another politician that will do anything to get a vote. Raise the voting age to at least 21. For that matter, raise it to 25. Give these kids time to grow up and experience life some.
Come November, McCain will crush Obama. For that matter, he’ll crush Clinton too.
The poll is a farce. I don’t think Obama supporters have any idea how much he is distrusted. Obama only has the support of the uneducated who have hate for America in their hearts.
You know it really doesn’t matter WHAT the democrats do, no one really thinks they are all that bad. As a Republican, I too am sick of the news broadcasting the same old dead story about Obama. Those who like him will do the same thing they did with the Clintons, continue to support him. The same goes true for Hillary. The Clinton past is as sorted as the rest of the politician. LETS TALK ABOUT THE ISSUES: IRAN, GAS PRICES, HEALTH CARE ETC.
I agree, Obama did a good job with an obviously narcissistic, resentful little man who diminished himself with his performance and his efforts to take down a presidential campaign because of petty hurt feelings. Obama soared above Mr. Wright. Time to move on.