Poll: Obama slips among Democrats

Barack Obama has lost standing among Democrats in the last month, according to a new poll by the Pew Research Center.

"Democratic voters are not as positive about Barack Obama as they were a month ago," says the poll analysis by Andy Kohut, director of the non-partisan research center.

"Somewhat smaller percentages of Democrats describe Obama in favorable terms and he has lost his lead over Hillary Clinton in the race for the Democratic nomination."

The poll found Obama with a slight edge among Democrats, 47-45. In late March, he had a 49-39 lead.

Kohut blamed the loss of Obama's lead on white working class voters expressing more skeptical opinions about him. A recent McClatchy analysis showed that Obama has only won the white vote in seven of 30 caucuses and primaries where Democrats were polled after voting.

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[R.G.Sullivan]

Mr.Barack Obama is an American Democrat, as you and I are American Democrats. So if Mr. Barack Obama does not win the Democratic party because of Rev. Wright's preacing, Rev. Wright can as many a black spokesmen can put the blame on their preconcieved standing prejudice's "That a Black American can never be President of the United States of America!" and a racial and class upheaval will be sure to follow with Rev.Wright at the front as the focal point as he plan's to become the next MLK. Instead of a fine, intelligent, honest man becoming our President and showing the real truth about our great nation to the world!