'Obama Fatigue' Could Follow Avalanche of News Coverage

A new poll finds voters might be beginning to tire of Obama's high media profile

By Kevin Whitelaw

August 6, 2008 RSS Feed Print
Presumptive U.S. Democratic presidential candidate Sen. Barack Obama speaks to the media outside Number 10 Downing Street after meeting with British Prime Minister Gordon Brown in London.

Sen. Barack Obama speaks to the media after meeting with British Prime Minister Gordon Brown in London.

Barack Obama's rock-star status has helped him gobble up the lion's share of the media attention so far in this campaign, but a new poll shows that "Obama fatigue" may be starting to set in with many voters.

Nearly half of Americans say that they have been hearing "too much" about Obama lately, according to a new poll by the Pew Research Center for the People and the Press.

While a wide majority of Republicans unsurprisingly say that they have heard too much about the Illinois senator, 51 percent of independents agree, along with as many as a third of Democrats.

Almost everybody seems to think that Obama is getting the greater part of the attention. The poll found that more than three quarters of the public reports having heard more about Obama in the past week or so than about McCain.

There is one massive media event on the horizon that could, at least briefly, sideline some of the campaign coverage. The Olympic Games start Friday in China.

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And what exactly is it that Obama brings to the American people?

We hear "Change", "Change", and more "Change". What exactly are those "Changes"? He certainly hasn't said. I found it quite interesting that the only "change" I've seen mentioned is when his wife made the comment that she wanted to "change American traditions". That in itself in scarry. What traditions? Change from what to what? No one explained that. Of course, I think that must have been right after her comment, "for the first time, I'm proud to be an American". Well, what the heck took so long????

She was so busy pointing out the her husband was a wonderful man. So what!! So is my husband. It doesn't mean I would want him to be President. It's all FLUFF. You ever heard the term, "smoking guns?". This is what that term refers too. The man has said nothing with any substanance.

"Fresh ideas?" What are they? Where would one go to find them? How can we define fresh ideas when none have been given? Your ideas define who and what you are! We know he's Pro-choice. Is this a fresh idea? What are his views on gun control? Here's an enlightning article on his view of guns.

http://www.mcclatchydc.com/227/story/31563.html

How sad and pathetic that your issues with McCain appear to be the fact that he's old. Do you have parents? How about Grand-parents? Do you view them as washed-up, old has beens? Probably so!

As far as reference to his service to his country! It's due to men like McCain that you have your freedom. People like you sicken me. Did it ever occur to you that maybe with 26 years in Washington, that yea,he could concur that things were indeed broken? No, I don't imagine that you can see that. You're too busy looking at the white hairs on his head. What a real idiot!

Susan Davis of OK 6:59PM September 02, 2008

I don't see McCain taking a fatigue holiday! I guess McCain is tougher at his age than Obama. Obama needs a holiday and McCain keeps right on going! McCain has been going as long as Obama without a break..Maybe junior needs some vitamins> This old guy is whipping his butt!

dragonfly777 of WI 9:25AM August 07, 2008

Why is it that every other word out of John McCain's mouth is OBAMA ? He is more guilty than anyone else of keeping his name in the news. Now that Obama will be taking a holiday, McCain can trip over his own words. I would make it impossible to have any contact with Obama and his family.What will he do when he doesn't have Obama for a crutch anymore. I have heard many people say that Obama has to grow some SNICKERS because he is coming across as a wimp.It is much too early to go on the attack. John McCain is using up all of his ammunition without hitting his target. Come November John McCain is going down.

Ron of CA 12:49AM August 07, 2008

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