58% Think Obama Denounced Wright to save face

Hat tip, Hot Air.
Most people aren't buying it. The plausibility of knowing Rev Wright for twenty years, attending his church, and even featuring some of his sermons in his book, but not knowing Wright's beliefs, is not selling.

A Rasmussen Reports national telephone survey found that just 30% of the nation’s Likely Voters believe Barack Obama denounced his former Pastor, Jeremiah Wright, because he was outraged. Most—58%--say he denounced the Pastor for political convenience. The survey was conducted on Wednesday and Thursday night. Obama made his statements about Wright on Tuesday.

It gets worse.

Fifty-six percent (56%) say it’s at least somewhat likely that Obama “shares some of Pastor Wright’s controversial views about the United States.” That figure includes 26% who say it’s Very Likely Obama holds such views. At the other end of the spectrum 24% say it’s Not Very Likely that Obama shares such views. Just 11% say it’s Not at All Likely.

Just 7% of the nation’s voters agree with Wright’s views of the United States. African-American voters, by a 64% to 12% margin, disagree with Wright. Eighty-one percent (81%) of all voters are following the story somewhat or very closely.

Among Democrats he's struggling on this issue.

Seventy-four percent (74%) of Republicans believe it’s somewhat or very likely that Obama shares some of Wright’s views. That assessment is shared by 48% of Democrats and 49% of those not affiliated with either major party.

(...) Just 36% of Democrats believe outrage was the motivation for Obama to denounce his former Pastor. That view is shared by 38% of unaffiliated voters and 16% of Republicans.

It's beginning to look like this may be Obama's Waterloo. McCain has gained a 6 point lead since the day of Wright's National Press Club speech. With his credibility on this issue sunk, voters may start examining his other skeletons as well. Michelle Obama has already proven herself unready and out of touch with the mainstream.

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[Faultline USA]

Three times today in his interview with Tim Russert on Meet the Press, Obama stated that “It’s a wonderful church . . .”, and later “I feel a great loyalty to that church . . .”, and even later, “I am proud of my church and am committed to the values of that church.” Yet Russert never brought up questions about Obama’s new pastor nor the long-time Black racist values of his beloved church.