To me, it seems that the most negative fallout for Obama from the Wright issue, is that many people will now be more closely scrutinizing him and his record; especially the fence-sitting, non-rabid Obama supporters who initially saw him as someone new, fresh, relatively scandal-free, and as the article states, an added plus – a man of color.
This scrutiny may not be a good thing for someone with a record more left than Mrs. Clinton, who needs to attract moderates. And people who initially saw his “newness” appealing may now see it as undesirable inexperience.
In short, while the halo was on him, Obama seemed unstoppable. For many, the halo is gone, and he is only human after all; and hence just as fallible as Mrs. Clinton. A good thing in general, since we should scrutinize all candidates equally; a bad thing for Obama and Democrats. Bottom-line: I would hate to be a Dem superdelegate.
