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Gallup: Obama's Big Race Speech Potentially Fixing Wright Situation
Today's Gallup tracking poll would seem to indicate that Obama's big speech on race relations might be starting to fix the damage from the Jeremiah flap.
Hillary Clinton is still ahead 48%-43%, not changed too much from yesterday's 49%-42% lead, but the pollster's analysis shows some movement happening within the daily samples:
Obama made a major speech on Tuesday addressing the race issue in large part to help move past the controversy. While Tuesday night polling showed no immediate benefit for Obama, the Wednesday results were more favorable to him, as reflected in the slight drop in Clinton's three-day average lead. This suggests at least the possibility that Obama has stopped his losses. The tracking data over the next several days will be a crucial indicator of the lasting impact, if any, of the Wright controversy.
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