Just 8% Have Favorable Opinion of Pastor Jeremiah Wright

[goldcanyonaz]

Pastor Jeremiah Wright, who has become part of the national political dialogue in recent days, is viewed favorably by 8% of voters nationwide. A Rasmussen Reports national telephone survey found that 58% have an unfavorable view of the Pastor whose controversial comments have created new challenges for Barack Obama’s Presidential campaign.

Wright was Obama’s Pastor until he retired last month, but Obama has repudiated the preacher’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. In addressing the issue, Obama warned against injecting race into the campaign .

Most voters, 56%, said Wright’s comments made them less likely to vote for Obama. That figure includes 44% of Democrats. Just 11% of voters say they are more likely to vote for Obama because of Wright’s comments.

http://rasmussenreports.com/public_content/politics/people2/just_8_have_favorable_opinion_of_pastor_jeremiah_wright

[libbygurl]

1. Hmm, you think JWright is good/no effect for Obama? His supporters here think so!

More and more deluded, I tell ya!

Thanks for the interesting info, gca! Have you posted this 'out there'? Do you plan to?

[goldcanyonaz]

2. Posted it there first. Only have 2 posts left for the day, so I'm being very choosy.

[rodeodance]

5. :-)---good choise

[jackson_dem]

8. Yup it is amazing how out of touch with reality they are

No wonder they are supporting the candidate who will be a general election disaster. Maybe we should start calling them "Titanic Democrats"?

[robbedvoter]

3. And they are all on DU

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=132x5061688

[libbygurl]

6. Yeah, that was spot on! nt

[rodeodance]

4. Thanks--i made some comments.

[anamandujano]

7. "In addressing the issue, Obama warned against injecting race into the campaign."

Hypocrisy thy name is Obama.

[UALRBSofL]

9. And you see Obama supporters calling us Republicans

That's pretty insulting. That said, we have a choice come GE if Obama is the nominee. We have a green party which is much more progressive then Obama, we have independent party, libertarian party on the ballot. The Obama supporters are also saying if we don't vote for him were republicans. They are full of crap.