Nearly half hearing too much about Obama

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TweetNearly half hearing too much about Obama



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.

The poll was conducted from Aug. 1-4 and involved telephone interviews with 1,004 adults. It had a margin of sampling error of plus or minus 3.5 percentage points.

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TweetAs long as the independents dont vote for him we are a sure win then imo

[Klash]

TweetI agree, Obama is a fad. The only question is when will this hyped fad end; before or after the elections.

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Tweetmy best guess is that it fades away in 2028 if he stays healthy

these things typical have a life cycle of 21 years

look at bill, at year 14 he started too fade, another 7 years and it will be a history issue due to demographics

regan, 1988 + 21 = 1999

another crew came in

so imma sayin either way he is voice and unless he is caught with pictures it should only get better

me BEST GUESS

[trip]

Tweetoh the original bush, 1992 + 14 =

u get the picture, his influence on a national world level just fades over time

thatzza life