Obama Support Among “Bitter” Voters Unchanged 4/16/08

[Rosa Luxemburg]

PRINCETON, NJ -- As Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton prepare for Wednesday night's debate in Philadelphia, Gallup's daily tracking indicates that Obama's support has yet to suffer following his widely reported remarks about small-town voters being "bitter." The remarks were first reported on April 11.

Obama said in essence that small-town voters are bitter because the government has not been able to help their economic plight. As a result, they "cling" to religion and drift toward narrow issues such as gun rights, and anti-trade or anti-immigration policies, instead of their larger economic interests.

http://www.gallup.com/poll/106561/Obama-Support-Among-Bitter-Voters-Unchanged.aspx

[slinkerwink]

1. I'm sure Hillary is screaming, "WHY ISNT THIS HURTING OBAMA!" right now on her bus

[Rosa Luxemburg]

2. Id like to be a fly on the wall right now in their bus

:evilgrin:

[lisa58]

3. She's probably also wondering why it is hurting her...

...can we really be in an era of higher ground politics - I really hope so.

[Rosa Luxemburg]

6. I think many voters don't trust Hillary any more

they are saying to themselves "is this true - is this right?" when she tells them something.

[PA Democrat]

4. Interesting info in that poll. Obama's remarks have had NO impact on people who say religion

is an important part of their lives. From your link:

Obama hypothesized that many of the voters he was talking about "cling" to religion because of their frustration with their economic state. But there is no evidence that more religious Democratic voters have shifted their support away from Obama as a result of his statement. Prior to the controversy, 49% of Democrats who say religion is an important part of their lives supported Obama and 42% preferred Clinton. Obama maintains a similar five-point lead among religious Democrats in the more recent data.

http://www.gallup.com/poll/106561/Obama-Support-Among-Bitter-Voters-Unchanged.aspx

[lisa58]

5. It makes sense to me...

...if you really are religious then you understand and appreciate Obama's higher road campaign.

[PA Democrat]

7. I'm glad people aren't falling for the spin.

Negative ads have worked in the past, so this gives me hope that many people are paying more attention to the issues.

[Mooney]

8. I think a lot of people have pretty much decided who they're going to vote for.

At this point, things like gaffes aren't going to change the equation all that much. I think most people have made up their minds.