Jeremiah Wright Controversy Doesn't Hurt Obama's Patriotism, Poll Finds

Jeremiah Wright Controversy Doesn't Hurt Obama's Patriotism, Poll Finds

This is rather interesting. The common wisdom is (or at least was a week or two ago) that Barack Obama may have taken a serious long-term hit as a result of the controversy surrounding comments made in the past by his former preacher, Jeremiah Wright. On the basis of such a theory, one might have assumed that fewer Americans would indicate that they believe Obama shares their values. However a new poll from CBS News and The New York Times indicates that the opposite is the case. Here's Ben Smith:

This, from a CBS/NYT poll of 1368 registered voters (.pdf) out this evening, cuts across quite a bit of conventional wisdom, and seems to suggest that attacks which really centered on Obama's values and patriotism haven't, yet, cut.

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