Sunday, March 16, 2008

Public Closely Tracking Details of Campaign

38% Have Heard a Lot about "Obama's a Muslim" Rumors

"Not only are Americans following election news in record numbers this year, they are tracking the details of the campaign -- the charges, countercharges and controversial advertisements -- extremely closely. Large majorities say they have heard at least something about rumors that Barack Obama is a Muslim; Hillary Clinton's 3:00 a.m. phone call ad; and George Bush's endorsement of John McCain. And the revelation that a top foreign policy advisor to Barack Obama had referred to Clinton as a "monster," a one-day story at best, registered with a large percentage of the public." Source: Pew Research Center for People and the Press

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