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CBS News Poll: Obama Speech Reviews Solid
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| Contributor | ArmyDem |
| Last Edited | ArmyDem Mar 22, 2008 02:00pm |
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| News Date | Friday, March 21, 2008 08:00:00 PM UTC0:0 |
| Description | Nearly seven of 10 people surveyed by CBS News this week said Barack Obama did a good job of addressing race relations in his Philly speech. Meanwhile, 71% said the IL Sen did a good job explaning his relationship with the Rev. Jeremiah Wright.
Still, the Wright hullabaloo drove up Obama's negatives in the recent CBS survey, and he hasn't rebounded yet: In a March 15-18 survey, 44% gave him a favorable review, 28% unfavorable. When the same respondents were contacted March 20, 43% give him a favorable review, while 30% gave him an unfavorable review.
The survey also shows an overall erosion in the percentage of voters who believe Obama can unite the country. In the latest poll, 52% said he could, 35% said he couldn't. In a February survey, 67% said he could, 25% said he couldn't.
Also of note, nearly a quarter of those polled said they were more likely to vote for Obama, given his speech and the week's events. About seven in 10 said the speech and related events made no difference in how they would vote.
Interviews were conducted among 542 registered voters by telephone on March 20, 2008. The respondents were originally interviewed in a CBS News Poll conducted March 15–18, 2008. The margin of error due is plus or minus four percentage points. |
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