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The color of Barack Obama's skin is going to cost him votes. That, no one can deny. The question is, how many? A new AP/Yahoo poll figures it to be about 2 1/2 percentage points and goes further by suggesting a white version of Obama might earn as much as 6 percent more support.  The poll was conducted in cooperation with Stanford University and employed sophisticated techniques to screen out people's tendency to say what they think will make them look most noble. One of the most surprising results to me was the finding that 1/3 of white Democrats held negative opinions of black people and that age had very little bearing on those views. This Sunday Morning, I'll talk with St. Petersburg Times writer, Eric Deggans, Creative Loafing political editor, Wayne Garcia and political media consultant Renee Dabbs about the race factor in this presidential election.  That's at 11:00 am on ABC Action News this Sunday.

Published Friday, September 26, 2008 11:24 PM by Brendan
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Robert said:

Brendan,
  Your conversation with Eric Deegans this morning was one of the best segments I've seen on the programme.  It's too bad you didn't have him stick around to join in the conversation with Wayne Garcia and Renee Dabbs.  While Eric's main beat is media, he is a very intelligent reporter/writer on a variety of subjects.

  And I noticed almost no mention of the debate?  I have to presume the programme was taped around mid-week, right?

Make it a great week!
Robert Charles Pickering - Lakeland
September 28, 2008 10:31 AM
 

rustystpete said:

People ignore the fact Obama is half white.  What if his features more resembled a white American? Would his 'half-ness' even be an issue?  If roots were traced, what % of true crackers would find black blood in their lineage? I suspect a higher % than people admit.  Who's the Cracker racist denying the truth, their own background or their honest vote?
September 28, 2008 10:42 AM
 

thomas said:

Stanford, kinda trust this institution.  Sure I believe it, more like 9% won't vote for a black man/Michele is even blacker.  Dems, yeah, I know a couple who won't put  their Obama bumper stickers on.

It's not 1964!  I'm white, straight, blue collar, voting Obama.  Anything else would be putting my race above my country.   Sorry, can't do that.
September 29, 2008 1:11 AM
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