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Richard Cochrane is trained in chemistry and metallurgy but is far more interested and practiced as a political and fund raising consultant, writer and amateur historian. He grew up in a Navy family and with his two younger brothers carried on its 500+ year tradition of naval service to Great Britain and the USA then enjoyed a career with one of the largest advertising and public relations agencies working with numerous Fortune 500 companies and many of America's premier educational institutions. He maintains friendships and acquaintanceships around the world. He lives in Santa Barbara, California.

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Wives Matter In Race And By Race

June 10th, 2008 • Richard Cochrane
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Wives do matterSixty-one percent say the candidates wives will have some effect on their vote among women the wives matter to 71% but only to 48% of men.

 

Michelle Obama is the much more polarizing of the two is rated favorably by 48% and unfavorably by 42% of voters. Cindy McCain is seen favorably by 49% while 29% offer an unfavorable assessment.

 

Perceptions, as with so much of this race are split along racial lines with 86% of black voters having a favorable opinion of Mrs. Obama, who would become the first African-American first lady, only 42% of white respondents agree. Forty-eight percent (48%) of white voters register an unfavorable opinion of Mrs. Obama, as opposed to a 5% of black voters. Fifty-three percent (53%) of white voters have a favorable opinion of Mrs. McCain, a view shared by 27% of African-Americans. Forty-eight percent (48%) of African-Americans and 25% of whites give Mrs. McCain unfavorable marks.

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