Jeremiah Wright a factor for roughly 50% of voters in Indiana and North Carolina

[The Night Owl]

Clinton, Obama vie in Indiana, North Carolina primaries
By DAVID ESPO and LIZ SIDOTI – 28 minutes ago

INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Hillary Rodham Clinton and Barack Obama battled in the Indiana and North Carolina primaries on Tuesday, the last big-delegate prizes in their marathon race for the Democratic presidential nomination. The economy was the top issue by far in both states, according to interviews with voters as they left polling places.

In North Carolina, the last Southern state to hold a primary, an estimated one-third of all votes were cast by blacks.

Voters in both states were divided evenly when asked whether the controversy surrounding Obama's former pastor, the Rev. Jeremiah Wright, was a factor in their decisions.

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http://ap.google.com/article/ALeqM5i23h4XqvR0Ph96aWYyZ4PgI54YCwD90GDAM80

50%! If Jeremiah Wright is a factor in a Democratic primary, then I shudder to think about what effect he will have in a general election complete with slimy Republican attack ads.

[babylonsister]

1. I always have a big problem believing what the AP says.

This could be entirely true, but that's just me.

[flor de jasmim]

2. And it could be a positive factor ...

someone who was disgusted with the media coverage and had been wavering but decided to vote for Obama. Without knowing how the question was framed and whether it was even possible to separate out negative vs positive effect, don't get hot and bothered over it.

[The Night Owl]

3. LOL! You have got to be kidding. {EOM}

[chill_wind]

4. Where in the list of factors (economy,health care,NAFTA, jobs, Iraq) did he rank?

I'd like to see the list.

[rocktivity]

5. But did it actually RESULT in a vote they weren't going make otherwise?

Or did they ignore it altogether?

:headbang:
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