Obama’s Support Softens in Poll, Suggesting a Peak Has Passed (April 4, 2008)

[BigBearJohn]

WASHINGTON — Senator Barack Obama’s support among Democrats nationally has softened over the last month, particularly among men and upper-income voters, as voters have taken a slightly less positive view of him than they did after his burst of victories in February, according to the latest New York Times/CBS News poll.

The survey suggests that Mr. Obama, Democrat of Illinois, may have been at something of a peak in February, propelled by a string of primary and caucus victories over Senator Hillary Rodham Clinton of New York, and that perceptions of him are settling down.

Mr. Obama’s favorability rating among Democratic primary voters has dropped seven percentage points, to 62 percent, since the last Times/CBS News survey, in late February. While that figure is by any measure high, the decline came in a month during which he endured withering attacks from Mrs. Clinton and responded to reports that his former pastor had made politically inflammatory statements from his church’s pulpit in Chicago.

Mrs. Clinton and Mr. Obama are now effectively tied among Democratic voters, with 46 percent saying they want the party to nominate Mr. Obama, compared with 43 percent for Mrs. Clinton. In late February, 54 percent of Democrats said they wanted Mr. Obama to win the nomination, compared with 38 percent for Mrs. Clinton.

SOURCE: http://www.nytimes.com/2008/04/04/us/politics/04campaign.html?ei=5087&em=&en=8d54d037b5e28a75&ex=1207454400&pagewanted=print

[XanaDUer]

1. Interesting.

Thanks for posting.

[BigBearJohn]

2. You're quite welcome. GO HILLARY!

[LadyVT]

3. Wow! Thank you! 46 to 43 is within the margin of error. What a comeback!

[BigBearJohn]

4. Wish we had more people like you on DU, LadyVT

:hug:

[LadyVT]

5. :) Thank you.

[IowaGirl]

6. I have been looking at various different polls and Obama's numbers really have been in a very.......

downward plummit,whereas Hillary's seemed more stable overall. Hopefully this is a sign that people are wising up but I'm afraid it'll be a signal for Obama's campaign just to come up with some other really nasty Hillary smear.