An Accociated Press-Ipsos poll out Monday shows that Hillary Clinton has a better chance of beating John McCain in November than Barack Obama.
Clinton leads McCain in the hypothetical matchup 50 percent to 41 percent.
Obama leads McCain 46 percent to 44 percent.
This poll was conducted, presumably, over the course of the weekend... the same weekend that the name Jeremiah Wright was once again in the news.
Rev. Wright was the guest of the Detroit NAACP where he tried to explain, again, the sermon that many of us have heard only portions.
Those "soundbites" from one sermon have come to define months of the campaign for Barack Obama.
Because of those soundbites, Obama made a pivitol speech on race in the United States. He then faced a barage of questions regarding the former preacher from his Chicago church. Being forced to denounce remarks and distance himself from a man he considers family.
This morning I thought, "Are the recent public appearances of Rev. Wright hurting Barack Obama's campaign... again?"
Just as the drawn-out battle for the Democratic nomination is being seen as hurting both Clinton and Obama down the road, keeping Wright as a front-and-center reminder may actually be taking votes away from Obama.
Make no mistake--I don't think this is right.
I can't imagine how I'd feel being held responsible for the words of someone else.
Also, I can't imagine taking 30 seconds of out of an hour sermon and trying to understand the real message.
That's foolish.
Think of only hearing this:
A host of unemployed citizens face the grim problem of existence, and an equally great number toil with little return. Only a foolish optimist can deny the dark realities of the moment.
When, during the same speech, we also heard this from Franklin D. Roosevelt:
So, first of all, let me assert my firm belief that the only thing we have to fear is fear itself.
If you were to hear that first soundbite, you'd be left with a far different impression than hearing the entire speech that rallied the American people to work through the Great Depression.
As we look at the Rev. Wright and his potential impact on Barack Obama's campaign, remember that Wright is also trying to have people understand that his 30 years of work shouldn't be boiled down to 30 seconds.
Comments (1)
Neither Democrat has a "snowballs chance in hell" of beating McCain and it's because of Hillary Clinton as well as the National Media. If Obama beats her, most of her supporters won't follow him. And if she beats Obama, his supporters won't support her. The reason is because she brought "race" into the contest thru Geraldine Ferraro, and constant attacks on Pastor Wright. The media is being totally unfair in the sense that, where is coverage about her background? If I am correct, I believe her pastor is currently in prison for child molestation. Now which is worse, a guy giving his opinion, or a sexual predator?
Posted by Sean Moore | April 28, 2008 4:31 PM
Posted on April 28, 2008 16:31