reggieandTFE
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http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/specials/elections/chi-0408220341aug22,0,5001481.story
Wow, even I never imagined a 41-point lead at this point.
This shows that simply running a black candidate out there does not guarantee support.
With this and the huge exclusive debunking the Rove swift-boaters on the front page, the former pinnacle of midwest newspaper conservatism may be turning a bit...
Wow, even I never imagined a 41-point lead at this point.
VOTER PREFERENCE
Obama: 65%
Other/undecided: 12%
Keyes: 24%
Source: Chicago Tribune poll of 700 Illinois likely voters conducted Aug. 13-16. Margin of error is 4 percentage points. Total exceeds 100 due to rounding.
Even voters who described themselves as fairly conservative preferred Obama to Keyes by a margin of 49 percent to 40 percent.
The poll suggests that Keyes' candidacy could hurt other Republicans in local and legislative races. Nearly three in ten voters said they were less likely to back GOP candidates because of the way party leaders went about settling on Keyes as their candidate, though 59 percent said it would make no difference.
This shows that simply running a black candidate out there does not guarantee support.
Ninety-six percent of black voters said they backed the election of Obama and 90 percent said they held a favorable opinion of the Democrat. By contrast, only 3 percent of black voters said they viewed Keyes favorably, while 65 percent did not view him favorably.
Despite the controversy that led Ryan to drop off the ballot, black voters still had a far higher opinion of him than Keyes, with 25 percent saying they viewed the former GOP candidate favorably.
With this and the huge exclusive debunking the Rove swift-boaters on the front page, the former pinnacle of midwest newspaper conservatism may be turning a bit...