This is another EPIC PALIN by the McCain campaign. Try as he might, he can't make Ayers matter.
The Ayers business is not getting any traction. McCain is a failure once again, and his toothless lip-sticked attack dog needs dentures and some fixodent or seabond. Perhaps she and McCain can share a tube.
by Frank Newport
PRINCETON, NJ -- While 6% of voters say they are less likely to vote for Barack Obama because of his race, 9% say they are more likely to vote for him, making the impact of his race a neutral to slightly positive factor when all voters' self-reported attitudes are taken into account.
These results, based on Oct. 6-8 polling, include one day of interviewing after Tuesday's debate in Nashville and come amid continuing consumer anxiety about the economy. Several of Gallup's economic tracking measures are as negative as has been measured at any time since daily tracking began this year. (To view the complete trend since March 7, 2008, click here.)
Signifying a general stability in the race, Obama has maintained a share of the vote between 48% and 52% over the last two weeks, while McCain's share during that same time period has been between 41% and 45%. The next and final presidential debate will be held Wednesday, Oct. 15 at Hofstra University in New York. -- Frank Newport
*This diary was edited to add the gallup report.