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Posted by: Aidenag 1 year, 8 months agoThe racially charged debate over Barack Obama's relationship with his longtime pastor hasn't much changed his close contest against Hillary Clinton, or hurt him against Republican nominee-in-waiting John McCain, according to a new Wall Street Journal/NBC News poll.
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NoWayMan
March 27, 2008, 1:42 a.m.rasmussen, gallup, they say the same thing: the pastor controversy hasn't hurt Obama.
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cowboygrandpa
March 27, 2008, 2:36 a.m.None of it is good for the Democratic party though. I mean so many are saying they will vote for MCain if either Hillary or Obama is the candidate. The Republicans must be laughing their as*es off over the stupidity of the two campaign managers.
Instead of building each other up and saying either way America wins with one of us. They tear each other down and say negative things that will be used against them by the Republicans.
McCain doesn't have to campaign against them they are doing it for him.
Stupid is what it is. No wonder we can't get a president in the Whitehouse of a Democratic persuasion for very long. The Republicans just sit back and wait for their Democratic rivals to start tearing each other down.
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crespi
March 27, 2008, 2:38 a.m.Now EVERYONE is going to want to have an angry black pastor...
Obama scares the Neocons and the Mainstream Media.
Righteous.
OBAMA 2008
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Spadecaller
March 27, 2008, 5:35 a.m.After the dust settles, the only thing Rev. Jeremiah Wright has done was to provide a topic for the media and the bloggers; it means nothing about the real issues that too many people in power want us to ignore.
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Albmore
March 27, 2008, 7:35 a.m.It has changed my decission to support Obama. I would never note for Billary. The bid question for me now is who is McCain goinmg to run with as VP.
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kboy
March 27, 2008, 8:06 a.m.It is part of the whole candidate. The same way you should look at voting records, past political alliances and overall social actions. If you blindly support someone because they are a good speaker and never look at the person, you are asking for trouble.
You should look at where the country will be in four years of the candidate's leadership. that where you want to be?
Remember Jimmy Carter!
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nostalgia
March 27, 2008, 8:41 a.m.That may be true in the national polls but it does seem to be making a difference in PA
Real Clear Politics:
"Just how bad is documented by some key findings from a series of recent polls. Almost none of the results bode well for Obama. Clinton is winning and winning big. She has decisively stopped Obama's earlier momentum in PA."
"Obama has actually slipped slightly with blacks and more substantially with young voters--2 demographics that are critical for him in the contest. He has lost support with other key constituencies - white males and evangelicals."
"Equally important in understanding Obama's problems is the week or so of rough patch he endured during the controversy over his pastor. That period probably produced a greater increase in his polling "negatives" than any other in the campaign. From just mid-February to mid-March, he sustained a 10 point decline in his favorable ratings according to the Franklin & Marshall College Poll."
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motivator911
March 27, 2008, 10:52 a.m.anyone who's inspiration on sunday comes from a spiritual advisor that spue's hate such as this so called man of god is not qualified to run as school board member of your local high school let alone leader of the greatest nation in the world .......you know the nation with the stars and stripes he desires to be commander and chief of yet has to be coached to even face our flag . remember we are as sucessfull as those we surround ourselves with, and although in his own way I guess you could say this so called reverend is succesfull, it is not the kind of success I want my commander and chief to adhere to.
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rimbaud
March 27, 2008, 11:10 a.m.The American People have a lot of common sense and this isn't the first time the pundits and the media have tried to use an issue as kindling which has failed to fire up in the imaginations of the general public.
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bek423
March 27, 2008, 11:24 a.m.I am a middle-aged white woman who fails to see what all the fuss is about. What exactly did the pastor say that isn't true? I love my country, but lots of things have been done by our political leaders and those with money and power that are pretty outrageous. Why is it such a big deal to say so?
And by the way, in my opinion there is NOTHING that any president can do which would be worse than getting the country involved in an unnecessary and unwarranted war. So I don't care if a farm animal runs on the democratic ticket in November, I will vote for it over any Republican right now.
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walden3
March 27, 2008, 1:33 p.m.I don't believe it. The polls also said that Kerry won in 2004. To win the presidency a candidate is going to have to win independents. Rightly or wrongly, associating with Wright will not help Obama.
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Reignman
March 27, 2008, 2:17 p.m.Bottom line is this, the Democrats are in complete chaos!! Obama's " Racist" preacher has hurt him nationally, nice try at spinning but you liberal secular loons know the facts its already evident and trying to deny it just makes you even more ignorant then you already are.. You democrats should be ashamed and disgusted for how your party is acting.
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cowboygrandpa
March 27, 2008, 2:39 p.m.ani:
Yes crime is terrible especially gang violence. The same thing is happening thru out the country. You can thank the stupidity of all politicians including your beloved party.
This should have been stopped long ago. Oh btw when the Italians or Irish do it is it OK? Or how about the Mexican Mafia? I'm just wondering if all that is Ok as long as it isn't African American On African American?
Here's a thought, lets just continue to push more people into poverty and see what happens next. Soon it won't be poor against poor for there will be nothing to gain from it.
That is why the GOP financial plan is a complete failure and pipe dream. They expect people to accept being treated like dumb cattle. Just continue along into the slaughter with no thought of fighting back.
What we are seeing is sadly just a warm up of what will happen if we continue on this path of foolishness.
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walden3
March 27, 2008, 2:43 p.m.Maybe I'm too jaded by ridiculous American politics and equally ridiculous American elections, but all of these starry-eyed, hopelessly hopeful Obama supporters are in outer space.
Don't get me wrong Obama would probably make a fine president, definitely better then the pooh throwing chimp that's in office now.
Do you think if it came out that McCain's pastor said Jews controlled the banks or that black people are lazy, do you think it would affect McCain's chances?
Wake up!
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BB64
March 27, 2008, 2:54 p.m.Hasn't helped him either. Wouldn't vote for a liberal tax & spend socialist before the controversy wouldn't vote for Obama after.
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automan909
March 27, 2008, 3:23 p.m.Obama has been hurt badly by his association with the so called reverend. If he were white and associated with David Duke it would be bad for the white guy too. Don't just judge him on that though. Don't forget how Obama voted against the law that protects infants from being killed after they are delivered if they have a birth defect. That means crippled kids, downs syndrome, ect. To be for abortion is bad enough but this is a baby out of the mother with a heartbeat that went full term. Opps... it's not perfect. Lets kill it.
How sick is that?
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automan909
March 27, 2008, 3:28 p.m.Obama also has a history of not even voting on a large number of occasions on issues in the Senate. Like he wasn't doing his job right in the Senate either. Geraldine Ferraro was right. The only reason he is there is because he is black.
I'll bet that you all would vote for Edie Amin if he was running instead.
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automan909
March 27, 2008, 3:52 p.m.Check it out for yourself. Obama's voting record is lousy. Check the second page where he didn't even vote on lots of issues.
He was a slacker then and he will be a lousy President too.
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motivator911
March 27, 2008, 4:10 p.m.BEK423...SAID... I am a middle-aged white woman who fails to see what all the fuss is about. What exactly did the pastor say that isn't true? I love my country, but lots of things have been done by our political leaders and those with money and power that are pretty outrageous. Why is it such a big deal to say so?
roflmao you are either a black racist trying to be white or a lost white woman trying not to be racist either way when this so called reverend claimed aids was invented by our government he did in fact mean white people if not who was he talking about colin powel, condelezza rice c'mon wake up it is ok to call a spade a spade and it is ok to call a racist a racist no pun intended.
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