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Democrats Do Not Agree With Ferraro that Race was a Factor in Obama's Success


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Flemington, NJ, March 14, 2008 – Results from a national study among 431 Democrats  indicated that more than half (53%), do not agree with former vice presidential candidate Geraldine Ferraro’s comment that “Barack Obama would not have made it this far if he was a white man.”

The communications research study was conducted on March 13, by HCD Research to obtain Americans’ perceptions of video segments from an interview with Ms. Ferraro on Fox News, during which she explained her comments about Senator Obama.

While viewing the video, participants indicated their levels of agreement by moving their mouse from left to right on a continuum. The responses were recorded in quarter-second intervals and reported in the form of curves. To view detailed results of the study and agreement curves, go to: www.mediacurves.com

Among the study findings:

Do you agree with Geraldine Ferraro’s comment that Barack Obama would not have made it this far if he was a white man?

  Prior to viewing the video After viewing the video
Yes 29% 34%
No 57% 53%
Don’t know 14% 13%

Do you believe that Geraldine Ferraro’s comment was racist?

  Prior to viewing the video After viewing the video
Yes 48% 42%
No 43% 51%
Don’t know 9% 7%

The Media Curves web site provides the media and general public with a venue to view Americans’ perceptions of popular and controversial media events and advertisements.

Editors/Reporters: For more information on the study, or to speak with Glenn Kessler, president and CEO, HCD Research, please contact Vince McGourty, HCD Research, at (908) 483-9121 or (vince.mcgourty@hcdi.net).

HCD Research is a communications research company headquartered in Flemington, NJ.  The company's services include traditional and web-based marketing and communications research.  For additional information on HCD Research, access the company’s web site at www.hcdi.net or call HCD Research at 908-788-9393.

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RE: Geraldine Ferraro Defends her Statement About Barack Obama
by justinsul1 (User #208055) on Friday, March 14, 2008 @ 12:13:00 PM (#590)
I agree with Ferraro. I know she didn't word it well, and that in Today's world where a sound bite can be replayed over and over, I thought it was a stupid thing to say. I think there's a big double standard in the media so I'm not surprised they're going after Ferraro needlessly. Again, even though I agree, I think Ferraro shouldn't have even tried to explain it further. We saw it was an ineffective response.
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RE: Geraldine Ferraro Defends her Statement About Barack Obama
by adamleavitt (User #98596) on Monday, March 17, 2008 @ 2:12:06 PM (#595)
RE: Geraldine Ferraro Defends her Statement About Barack Obama
by mjb2008 (User #208388) on Monday, March 17, 2008 @ 3:56:31 PM (#597)
This is just another example of the left liberal media slanting things and looking for racism were there isn't any.
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RE: Geraldine Ferraro Defends her Statement About Barack Obama
by Julie13 (User #97853) on Monday, March 17, 2008 @ 7:08:18 PM (#599)
I think that Obama did very well on answers. My opinio about him changed for better.
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RE: Geraldine Ferraro Defends her Statement About Barack Obama
by mackndata (User #206698) on Monday, March 31, 2008 @ 9:06:35 PM (#640)
Sorry, No one will ever convince me that a well seasoned politician like Mrs Ferarro, said in front of an audience that Obama is where he is because he's black, and not thing this would not be front page news. There's seems to be a concerted effort over at the Clinton camp to topple Obama from securing the nomination. This isn't the first surrogate in the Clinton camp to make off-handed racial remarks. Just a couple of days ago Pennsylvania Governor and long time Clinton supporter Ed Rendell was quoted to say that Whites in Pennsylvania would be reluctant to vote for a black man. Yes, this is the same Ed Rendell who in his own campaign for Governor of Pennsylvania in 06. Commented after his win that the winnig margin would have been bigger had Lynn Swann (a black man) been a white guy. Which is it Ed...
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RE: Geraldine Ferraro Defends her Statement About Barack Obama
by lin813 (User #200148) on Tuesday, April 1, 2008 @ 6:28:12 AM (#641)
She wasn't being racist, Ferraro was being honest in her operion
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RE: Geraldine Ferraro Defends her Statement About Barack Obama
by TanyaKinning (User #210210) on Tuesday, April 1, 2008 @ 12:19:14 PM (#649)
The democratic Party does not agree with the ignorance of Ferraro. The democratic's are looking for a change. We believe that Barak Obama is the man that can bring about that change.
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RE: Geraldine Ferraro Defends her Statement About Barack Obama
by surferbj (User #201636) on Sunday, April 6, 2008 @ 12:38:38 AM (#652)
Democrats Do Not Agree With Ferraro that Race was a Factor in Obama’s Success: They believe she was speaking for herself and this should have not been said. The Democrats rejected the comments except the compaign. Ferraro said she did not mean it as the public took it. But note this from Washington Post, an old quote from Geraldine Ferraro: "If Jesse Jackson were not black, he wouldn't be in the race". I am seeing that Ferraro wants the public to reconsider the fact he is of color and running for President.
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RE: Geraldine Ferraro Defends her Statement About Barack Obama
by philwill1 (User #52394) on Monday, April 7, 2008 @ 9:52:51 PM (#656)
Ferraro was wrong race is not a factor.
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RE: Geraldine Ferraro Defends her Statement About Barack Obama
by pegeissimi (User #98302) on Tuesday, April 8, 2008 @ 11:49:59 AM (#658)
I do not believe that race has anything to do with this. At least not to a high degree. Remember that is he also white. Not just black. If anything, this should be against him not for him.
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