May 03, 2008

Race and Democrats' Favorability Ratings of Clinton and Obama

Charles Blow points out some interesting data. Despite all the pundits' analysis and hyperbole, over the course of the presidential campaign (since last July) white Democrats' opinions of Barack Obama haven't changed much - both his favorables and his unfavorables have increased by 5%, with his favorable ratings still far higher than his unfavorables. On the other hand Hillary Clinton's favorable ratings among black Democrats have collapsed. Her favorables are still well ahead of her unfavorables, but they've fallen by 36%.

Back last Christmas my #1 DC connection argued that the race would be decided by black women (they'd be the key demographic - where they went and how they shifted would shape the outcome). More and more it's looking like that was an accurate prediction.

Posted by armand at May 3, 2008 03:12 PM | TrackBack | Posted to Politics


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