Suprisingly encouraging news about the American people, though note the huge caveat in the first line.
A new national poll released Friday showed voters who heard or read about Barack Obama’s speech on his relationship with the Rev. Jeremiah Wright and race relations, broadly approved of it.
Seven in 10 said he did a good job talking about race relations and as many said he did a good job explaining his relationship with Reverend Wright, according to a CBS News poll conducted Thursday.
More than six in 10, moreover, said they mostly agreed with what he said about race relations in this country, including a broad majority of Democrats and independents, but fewer — four in 10 — Republicans.
Those “who heard or read about” the speech. What percentage do you suppose that is? The article doesn’t provide this essential information. And overall the issue has hurt him — the fraction who say Obama could unite the country had dropped from two-thirds to one-half.