Pew Research staggers us with the news that white women are left cold by sweet-talking Barack Obama. Well, do tell.
According to the Pew Research Report, half of white women don't think much of Barack Obama.
Forty-nine percent of white women view Obama unfavorably, while only 43 percent hold a favorable opinion. In February, 36 percent of these women viewed Obama unfavorably, while 56 percent had a positive perception of the likely Democratic nominee.
Fifty-seven percent of white women favor Clinton as the party's nominee, while just 38% favor Obama - virtually unchanged from a month ago.
Currently, just 46% of those who support Clinton for the nomination say the party will unite behind Obama if he is the nominee. In March, 58% of Clinton supporters said the party would rally behind Obama if he is the nominee. Recent declines in Obama's image have been pronounced among whites - especially white women. . . Obama now trails McCain among white women (by 49% to 41%), who were more evenly divided in previous surveys.
[A]mong Democratic voters. . Women are more likely than men to say Clinton's gender has hurt her (29% vs. 17% of men). And among Clinton supporters, 39% of women say Clinton's gender has hurt her prospects compared with 23% of male Clinton supporters.
[T]he proportion of Clinton supporters saying the party will be divided if Obama is the nominee has increased from 32% in March to 44% today.
And it seems like only February when Barack Obama was steeped in arrogance: "I am confident I will get her votes if I'm the nominee. It's not clear she would get the votes I got if she were the nominee."
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