Quick Pick

I’ve said here before that, despite his views, I just can’t help liking Barack Obama. But the more I find out about him, the less I like the guy. Turns out I’m not the only one:

Yesterday we wrote about a new poll (PDF) that suggested Hillary Clinton’s unfavorability rating reached a new high of 48 percent, while Barack Obama’s rating was significantly lower at 32 percent. Considering Obama’s rough press coverage over the past few weeks because of the Rev. Jeremiah Wright’s sermons, this was a blow to the conventional wisdom that Obama’s candidacy had been harmed by Wright’s rhetoric.

However, a new SurveyUSA poll shows the two candidates’ unfavorables to be much closer. Obama and Clinton have similar numbers in this poll, with Clinton polling unfavorably among 42 percent of voters. He is viewed unfavorably by 40 percent of the voters. She is viewed favorably by 35 percent of voters, while Obama is viewed favorably by 38 percent of voters.

Those aren’t winning numbers.