Did anyone else get sick of hearing "God damn America" on the cable news channels over the weekend? CNN and Fox News played the tapes of Pastor Jeremiah Wright all weekend.
I don't think they've yet played them as much as they played Dean's Scream, but it will be pretty damn strange if Wright's words fail to damage Obama as much as the Scream damaged Howard Dean.
Voices on the Right are proclaiming Obama to be toast. It's too soon to tell how Obama's relationship with Wright will affect 'the unity candidate' in the primary, but there is no doubt that when it comes to the general, Mr. Hope is seriously damaged.
Obama sinks in Polls:
Most voters, 56%, say they are less likely to vote for Obama after hearing excerpts from Pastor Jeremiah Wright’s sermons, according to Rasmussen Reports:
That figure includes 44% of Democrats. Just 11% of voters say they are more likely to vote for Obama because of Wright’s comments. . . . Seventy-three percent (73%) of voters say that Wright’s comments are racially divisive. That opinion is held by 77% of White voters and 58% of African-American voters. . .
The story became big news in the past several days and has had at least a temporary impact on public perceptions of Obama. Last Thursday, 52% of voters nationwide had a favorable opinion of Obama. That figure has fallen to 47% on Monday . . In recent days, Obama has also lost ground to John McCain in the Rasmussen Reports daily Presidential Tracking Poll.
Sixty-six percent (66%) of voters say they have read, seen, or heard news stories about Wright’s comments.
The latest Gallup Poll finds that "John McCain has opened up a slight advantage over Barack Obama, 47% to 44%, while McCain and Hillary Clinton remained tied at 46% each."UPDATE: In the latest USA TODAY/Gallup Poll, Hillary beats McCain by 51%-46%. Obama beats McCain at 49%-47%.
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