Is this good or bad for Obama's re election prospects? Not among those who vote for him for tribal reasons, as multiple pastors at black churches have condemned it.
However, from a broader perspective, I think Datechguy has the best take:
How many people are going to see this cover in passing? How many doctor’s offices, waiting rooms, barber shops, (Black and otherwise) and other places where free copies of Newsweek go to die will this cover sit for months, perhaps all the way to election day?
And How many of those people who are too busy to read the story inside will see this cover on a magazine called NEWSWEEK without reading Andrew Sullivan’s piece and think Obama has come out as Gay?
I’m betting an awful lot.
If you think that is going to have a positive net effect on the president’s re-election effort, then you just might live in the MSM media bubble.
While I think obama will play for either team, it's strange how he can gain political advantage by doing nothing. All he did was give his opinion, yet gave the impression of something bigger. In the end though, this is going to bite him in the ass.
ReplyDelete