Comments on: Obama Fails to Assuage White Voters (Who Weren’t Paying Attention and Didn’t Need Assuaging)

By: Clarification: Wright controversy didn’t harm Obama’s white support « Civic Alert

Wed, 02 Apr 2008 04:00:54 +0000

[...] punditry’s yarns. Sadly it didn’t. Today James Joyner of Outside the Beltway posted a story from Bloomberg which builds its story on Obama’s white support from a misrepresenative sample of voters [...]

By: Zelsdorf Ragshaft III

Zelsdorf Ragshaft III — Tue, 01 Apr 2008 19:49:48 +0000

I was wondering just what is it Obama would have to have done to lose the support of some of those who think he is the embodiment of the second coming. He used hard drugs, he associates with far left radicals, criminals or those soon to be, he cups his crotch during the National Anthem and he associates and supports a church and preacher who's sermons demonstrate hate for the nation they live in. Obama has taken undeserved credit for sponsored legislation in the Illinois senate and has spouted opinions on national policy without the benefit of any intelligence (seemingly both interior and exterior). He appears to value a father who abandoned him over those who fed, clothed and paid his way. He has no experience that would qualify him to run the most complicated organization in the world. His promise of change is meaningless unless defined and the only thing this voter can hope for is a McCain landslide.

By: charles austin

charles austin — Tue, 01 Apr 2008 19:10:37 +0000

... scientific random sampling...

Queer phrase, that. Or perhaps I'm just too persnickety about what "science" is.

By: James Joyner

James Joyner — Tue, 01 Apr 2008 18:17:17 +0000

So, you were in the “minority” two weeks ago about the significance of Wright. And now you’re in the majority?

I was in the minority among commenters and therefore presumed I was in the minority overall. As I noted the polls post linked above, my presumption was incorrect.

By: Triumph

Triumph — Tue, 01 Apr 2008 18:11:11 +0000

The polls, which involved scientific random sampling, indicated that Obama’s lead over Hillary Clinton is widening, that a majority of voters were completely unaware of the Wright matter, and that most of those who were aware didn’t much care. No matter, though, because a statistically insignificant handful of people who were interviewed for the story expressed some concerns. The plural of anecdotes = data.

Ok, but didn't you just say this during the controversy:

Whether this speech will dissuade these fears is beyond my ability to forecast, as I was in the minority that wasn’t all that troubled by the Wright association in the first place.

So, you were in the "minority" two weeks ago about the significance of Wright. And now you're in the majority? I'm not sure I understand.

By: Scott_T

Scott_T — Tue, 01 Apr 2008 17:59:30 +0000

What the *&!$ is "Assauge" and more importantly should I protect my white kids from a black man welding an Assauge?

By: legion

legion — Tue, 01 Apr 2008 17:04:37 +0000

And, oddly enough, shipments of bacon don't tend to make devout Jews and Muslims feel less hungry, either...