Poll: Nearly half hearing too much about Obama

[Beet]

WASHINGTON - Barack Obama may be the fresh face in this year's presidential election, but nearly half say they're already tired of hearing about him, a poll says.

With Election Day still three months away, 48 percent said they're hearing too much about the Democratic candidate, according to a poll released Wednesday by the nonpartisan Pew Research Center. Just 26 percent said the same about his Republican rival, John McCain.

Obama, the 47-year-old Illinois senator who would become the first black president, has dominated political news coverage much of the year. According to an ongoing Pew study, Obama has appeared in more news stories this year and more people say they have heard more about him than McCain, the longtime Arizona senator who also ran for president in 2000.

Two-thirds of Republicans and about half of independents said they've heard too much about Obama, as did a third of Democrats, a significant number.

At the same time, nearly four in 10 said they've been hearing too little about McCain — about four times the number who said so about Obama. About half of Republicans, four in 10 independents and even a quarter of Democrats said they've not heard enough about the GOP candidate.

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080806/ap_on_el_pr/poll_obama_overexposure

[opebo]

Vote for your favorite translation:

A.  "Uppity!"

B.  "Who does he think he is?"

[Beet]

Vote for your favorite translation:

A.  "Uppity!"

B.  "Who does he think he is?"

Either that or standard fatigue. After the heavy coverage of the primaries and still getting most coverage in the general (it seems) I can understand people getting burned out. On the other hand people are getting to know him better. So it's both a pro and con.

[Fmr. Pres. Duke]

So 48% of the public is racist?

[○∙◄☻¥tπ[╪AV┼cVê└]

I wonder how many of these geniuses would fail a simple test about Obama and his political positions.

[elcorazon]

So 48% of the public is racist?

no. 48% of the public are idiots.  seems a bit low to me, though... could be a result of summer polling.  any word on the party breakdown on this?

[12th Doctor]

So 48% of the public is racist?

no. 48% of the public are idiots.  seems a bit low to me, though... could be a result of summer polling.  any word on the party breakdown on this?

Or maybe 48% of the pulic is tired of hearing about Obama shoe size.

[Nym90]

I certainly agree that there's been way too much talk in this campaign about Senator Obama and way too little about President Bush.

[12th Doctor]

I certainly agree that there's been way too much talk in this campaign about Senator Obama and way too little about President Bush.

Because as we all know, Bush is running for a third term.  I mean, Republicans just love him so much.

[Nym90]

I certainly agree that there's been way too much talk in this campaign about Senator Obama and way too little about President Bush.

Because as we all know, Bush is running for a third term.  I mean, Republicans just love him so much.

65 to 70 percent of Republicans approve of his job performance, so that certainly sounds to me to be at the level of at least strongly like, if not love.

And McCain by his own admission agrees with Bush on all of the relevant issues.

[12th Doctor]

I certainly agree that there's been way too much talk in this campaign about Senator Obama and way too little about President Bush.

Because as we all know, Bush is running for a third term.  I mean, Republicans just love him so much.

65 to 70 percent of Republicans approve of his job performance, so that certainly sounds to me to be at the level of at least strongly like, if not love.

And McCain by his own admission agrees with Bush on all of the relevant issues.

I would love to know where these people live, because I don't know any of them.

[Nym90]

I certainly agree that there's been way too much talk in this campaign about Senator Obama and way too little about President Bush.

Because as we all know, Bush is running for a third term.  I mean, Republicans just love him so much.

65 to 70 percent of Republicans approve of his job performance, so that certainly sounds to me to be at the level of at least strongly like, if not love.

And McCain by his own admission agrees with Bush on all of the relevant issues.

I would love to know where these people live, because I don't know any of them.

C'mon, you're smarter than to use the "Everyone I know loves Obama hence Kentucky will vote for him and has been stolen by Republicans for decades" line of logic, Chris.

[Torie]

The only Dubya fans I know post on the internet.

[NOVA Green]

The only Dubya fans I know post on the internet.

LOL.... the last W '04 bumper sticker in the parking lot of the manufacturing / R&D plant that I work at disappeared about a year ago.... considering there are 4,000 employees that work at this site, and half of employees live the next county over that went 60-40 Bush in '04, I would say that there are many Republicans who will not publicly admit that they support the President's policies.

[CARLHAYDEN]

WASHINGTON - Barack Obama may be the fresh face in this year's presidential election, but nearly half say they're already tired of hearing about him, a poll says.

With Election Day still three months away, 48 percent said they're hearing too much about the Democratic candidate, according to a poll released Wednesday by the nonpartisan Pew Research Center. Just 26 percent said the same about his Republican rival, John McCain.

Obama, the 47-year-old Illinois senator who would become the first black president, has dominated political news coverage much of the year. According to an ongoing Pew study, Obama has appeared in more news stories this year and more people say they have heard more about him than McCain, the longtime Arizona senator who also ran for president in 2000.

Two-thirds of Republicans and about half of independents said they've heard too much about Obama, as did a third of Democrats, a significant number.

At the same time, nearly four in 10 said they've been hearing too little about McCain — about four times the number who said so about Obama. About half of Republicans, four in 10 independents and even a quarter of Democrats said they've not heard enough about the GOP candidate.

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080806/ap_on_el_pr/poll_obama_overexposure

Er, on August 2nd, while the poll was being conducted, I cited Obama's overexposure as a major factor in his decline in the polls in my thread "Has any noticed...?"

[opebo]

So 48% of the public is racist?

A heck of a lot more than 48% of whites are racist, Dirty Dukes.

[The Man From G.O.P.]

I wonder how many of these geniuses would fail a simple test about Obama and his political positions.

Obama would fail the same test.

[Хahar 🤔]

I am.

[phk]

I wonder how many of these geniuses would fail a simple test about Obama and his political positions.

Obama would fail the same test.

This

[12th Doctor]

I certainly agree that there's been way too much talk in this campaign about Senator Obama and way too little about President Bush.

Because as we all know, Bush is running for a third term.  I mean, Republicans just love him so much.

65 to 70 percent of Republicans approve of his job performance, so that certainly sounds to me to be at the level of at least strongly like, if not love.

And McCain by his own admission agrees with Bush on all of the relevant issues.

I would love to know where these people live, because I don't know any of them.

C'mon, you're smarter than to use the "Everyone I know loves Obama hence Kentucky will vote for him and has been stolen by Republicans for decades" line of logic, Chris.

My point is that... well, first, I really don't know anyone who approves of Bush, and second, I wonder how many of those people are just telling pollsters that for the sake of party unity.

[Alcon]

My point is that... well, first, I really don't know anyone who approves of Bush, and second, I wonder how many of those people are just telling pollsters that for the sake of party unity.

And wouldn't to other people?  I doubt many...unless they're just disapproving of Bush in public because it's the popular thing to do.

[Nym90]

I certainly agree that there's been way too much talk in this campaign about Senator Obama and way too little about President Bush.

Because as we all know, Bush is running for a third term.  I mean, Republicans just love him so much.

65 to 70 percent of Republicans approve of his job performance, so that certainly sounds to me to be at the level of at least strongly like, if not love.

And McCain by his own admission agrees with Bush on all of the relevant issues.

I would love to know where these people live, because I don't know any of them.

C'mon, you're smarter than to use the "Everyone I know loves Obama hence Kentucky will vote for him and has been stolen by Republicans for decades" line of logic, Chris.

My point is that... well, first, I really don't know anyone who approves of Bush, and second, I wonder how many of those people are just telling pollsters that for the sake of party unity.

So you're saying Bush's approval rating is actually far lower than 30 percent?

Hey, that's fine with me.