Poll: Most americans are tired of hearing about Obama

[kaydee457 13]

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WASHINGTON - Barack Obama may be the fresh face in this year's presidential election, but nearly half say they're already tired of hearing about him, a poll says.

With Election Day still three months away, 48 percent said they're hearing too much about the Democratic candidate, according to a poll released Wednesday by the nonpartisan Pew Research Center. Just 26 percent said the same about his Republican rival, John McCain.

Obama, the 47-year-old Illinois senator who would become the first black president, has dominated political news coverage much of the year. According to an ongoing Pew study, Obama has appeared in more news stories this year and more people say they have heard more about him than McCain, the longtime Arizona senator who also ran for president in 2000.

Two-thirds of Republicans and about half of independents said they've heard too much about Obama, as did a third of Democrats, a significant number.

At the same time, nearly four in 10 said they've been hearing too little about McCain — about four times the number who said so about Obama. About half of Republicans, four in 10 independents and even a quarter of Democrats said they've not heard enough about the GOP candidate.

The poll was conducted from Aug. 1-4 and involved telephone interviews with 1,004 adults. It had a margin of sampling error of plus or minus 3.5 percentage points.

[Nagishkaw 510]

Im sick of hearing about both of them, quite frankly.

[Sister Fracas 5]

Then maybe people should stopping yapping about him...

[w¡n9Nµ7 §£@¥€r 123]

No worries, just 90 more days and all we'll hear about is the King of Prussia and the dictator of Iran, Mugabe, for the next 4 years.

[kaydee457 13]

No worries, just 90 more days and all we'll hear about is the King of Prussia and the dictator of Iran, Mugabe, for the next 4 years.

Why? Are they to be Obama's dinner guests?

[w¡n9Nµ7 §£@¥€r 123]

No worries, just 90 more days and all we'll hear about is the King of Prussia and the dictator of Iran, Mugabe, for the next 4 years.

Why? Are they to be Obama's dinner guests?

Obama? He won't win, McCain will.

They will be figments of McCain's senile imagination.

[Trumplestiltskin 5,791]

I'm waiting for Harvey Dent to be nominated for VP.

[Marilyn. 340]

Im sick of hearing about both of them, quite frankly.

same here.. they should do a poll on that..

[Peikko 1,575]

The press provide stories that give them the biggest income. If they decide that Obama is last week's news, the stories will reduce.

[panamania79 2]

Im sick of hearing about both of them, quite frankly.

You took the words right out of my mouth.

[rclouse 0]

You're gonna hate it after November 4.

[IAMX 3,055]

Would be nice to hear from third parties. Screw Obama and McCain.

[w¡n9Nµ7 §£@¥€r 123]

Would be nice to hear from third parties. Screw Obama and McCain.

Barr and Nader are running, you know.

[Peikko 1,575]

As is Ms Hilton, allegedly

[w¡n9Nµ7 §£@¥€r 123]

As is Ms Hilton, allegedly

OMG she's like so hawt.