Whispering campaign just became a headline.
Yet here’s a wrinkle, from a source with direct knowledge of Richardson’s
conversations with the Clintons: Richardson himself told Sen. Clinton and
former President Clinton that he didn’t think Obama could win, back when he
was (according to the Clintons) telling them earlier this year that he wouldn’t
endorse Obama.“Too inexperienced,” Richardson said, the source tells ABC News.
The problem for Obama is that it also just showed up in a Gallup poll:
Nearly 4 in 10 of those who least want to see Obama elected (39%) say they believe he is “inexperienced” or “not qualified” to be president.
Clinton’s highest negative is on people not trusting her, which ranks at 24%, but still 15 percentage points down from Obama’s “not qualified.”
As for McCain, he’s got a negative trifecta: 27% on Iraq; 25% too much like Bush; 23 % simply because he’s a Republican. Uphill climb all the way.
Clinton can help her likability negatives. There’s not much Obama can do about the “inexperience” or “not qualified” quotient.
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