Harrisburg: By 2:1, Democrats Not Offended By Obama Remarks
SurveyUSA Breaking News - 136 days ago
SurveyUSA’s Pennsylvania media clients in Philadelphia, Pittsburgh, Harrisburg, and Wilkes-Barre/Scranton will be releasing our latest Democratic primary results today, but in the meantime, here’s a look at some data we collected yesterday in the Harrisburg area, exclusively for WHP-TV, on the topic of Barack Obama’s “bitter” comments.
- 50% of those familiar with Obama’s words say they disagree with them; 43% agree.
- Among Democrats, 51% agree.
- Among Independents, 57% agree.
- 56% say they did not find the comments to be offensive; 40% say they did find them offensive.
- 53% of conservatives say they were personally offended by the remarks; 52% of Republicans say they were not offended.
- By nearly 2:1, Democrats say they did not find the remarks offensive.
- Potential fallout: 44% say the remarks will have no long-term impact on the Obama campaign; 42% say they will, in fact, have a negative impact.
Full results, crosstabs, and analysis are here.










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