Mondo Times Political Poll Archive

This poll ran from February 25 to March 4, 2007.

Mondo Stars Poll Results

Are Americans ready to elect a black president? Yes 1289/45% No 1555/55%

Votes: 2844

Speaking on February 13, 2007, South Carolina state Senator Robert Ford said that he seriously doubts Senator Barack Obama can win the 2008 US presidential election. According to Ford, "Every Democrat running on that ticket next year would lose - because he's black and he's top of the ticket. We'd lose the House and the Senate and the governors and everything." Ford also said that "the media made this guy bigger than life. This guy isn't tested and they made him a rock star." Ford was widely criticized for his comments and later apologized.

Obama, speaking at Claflin University on February 17, Obama said "At every turn in our history, there's been somebody who said we can't. Some people said we can't do this, we can't do that, so we shouldn't even try. If I have your support, if I have your energy and involvement and commitment and ideas, then I'm here to tell you, 'Yes we can.'"

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