OBAMA WINNING THE "CHARACTER ISSUE"

Or perhaps I should say he's winning both the "guy you'd like to have a beer with" issue and "the who you would like your kids influenced by" issue. The latter is new to me but it certainly means that all the wingnut BS about Wright and Ayers hasn't has much of an effect. Sorry, Sean!

Poll: People prefer Obama over McCain as teacher
Sep 19 02:01 PM US/Eastern
By ALAN FRAM
Associated Press Writer

WASHINGTON (AP) - If this election were about which candidate people wanted as their child's schoolteacher, Barack Obama would be moving to the head of the class. They'd also rather watch a football game with him, but only by inches.

People picked the Democrat over Republican John McCain to catch a game with by 50 percent to 47 percent, according to an Associated Press-Yahoo News poll released Friday. Asked which they'd choose to be their child's teacher, Obama was the choice by a more decisive 55 percent to 44 percent, including a markedly stronger performance by the Illinois senator among whites.