Obama Still Tainted By PastorWith voters stampeding to the polls in Indiana and North Carolina today, most Americans say Sen. Barack Obama has failed to distance himself from his former pastor"s incendiary remarks, the new Fox 5/The Washington Times/Rasmussen Reports poll finds.
In the poll, 66 percent said the Rev. Jeremiah A. Wright Jr., who lost Oprah as a member of his church back in the 90's, hurt the biracial Black man. And an overwhelming majority (likely excluding minorties, particularly African Americans) said Mr. Obama's repudiation of his former pastor did not rescue his presidential campaign.
Only 24 percent said Mr. Obama's denunciation made them "more likely" to support the senator's presidential campaign, compared with 27 percent who said they were "less likely" and 43 percent who said his explanation had "no impact" on their decision.
While wife Michelle makes goo-goo eyes over Will Smith, Mr. Obama had to field questions about Mr. Wright yet again yesterday morning as he made the rounds of television news programs on the eve of the two most important primaries of the Illinois senator's career in light of the cheap shots everyone in the media has been taking at him.
The history making Democrat said voters will judge him separately from Mr. Wright. "I think the American people recognize that I'm somebody who's always been about bringing people together, not dividing them," Mr. Obama said on NBC's "Today" program.
If Mr. Obama wins the Democrats' nomination over Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton, he may not have to endure any more attacks regarding Mr. Wright. Sen. John McCain, the Republicans' presumptive presidential nominee, says the pastor will not be a campaign issue.
"It won't. I have said that I will not discuss the issue further," the Arizona senator said, though he did say Mr. Wright's comments were "outrageous."
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In the poll, 66 percent said the Rev. Jeremiah A. Wright Jr., who lost Oprah as a member of his church back in the 90's, hurt the biracial Black man. And an overwhelming majority (likely excluding minorties, particularly African Americans) said Mr. Obama's repudiation of his former pastor did not rescue his presidential campaign.
Only 24 percent said Mr. Obama's denunciation made them "more likely" to support the senator's presidential campaign, compared with 27 percent who said they were "less likely" and 43 percent who said his explanation had "no impact" on their decision.
While wife Michelle makes goo-goo eyes over Will Smith, Mr. Obama had to field questions about Mr. Wright yet again yesterday morning as he made the rounds of television news programs on the eve of the two most important primaries of the Illinois senator's career in light of the cheap shots everyone in the media has been taking at him.
The history making Democrat said voters will judge him separately from Mr. Wright. "I think the American people recognize that I'm somebody who's always been about bringing people together, not dividing them," Mr. Obama said on NBC's "Today" program.If Mr. Obama wins the Democrats' nomination over Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton, he may not have to endure any more attacks regarding Mr. Wright. Sen. John McCain, the Republicans' presumptive presidential nominee, says the pastor will not be a campaign issue.
"It won't. I have said that I will not discuss the issue further," the Arizona senator said, though he did say Mr. Wright's comments were "outrageous."
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