Ds Growing Disenchanted With Obama, The Politician

Three tidbits might add up to fireworks in Denver.

First, the latest NYT-CBS poll (pdf) suggests voters are waking up to the fact that Sen. Barack Obama (D-IL) is first and foremost a politician. Most (51%) now believe he "says what people want to hear" which is up from 32% this time last year. The cynicism is much more rampant among whites (57%) than blacks (16%). (tip)

There are similar results from a recent Newsweek poll (pdf, tip).

Some people say that since Barack Obama became the presumed Democratic nominee for president, he has changed his position on key policy issues to try to gain political advantage. Do you agree or disagree?

53% Agree
32% Disagree
15% Don’t know

If Republicans can capitalize on this sentiment, Obama loses much -- maybe all -- of his differentiation. Will he also lose his Net roots base?

Concurrent with polling data, there is a rumor that eight Obama Super-delegates "would vote for Hillary at the convention" if they had a chance to do so. Super-delegates, as we all know, are not bound -- they can vote for whomever they please. And there's a website, LobbyDelegates.com, that will take your message to the supers.

Politico adds:

After a brief bout of Obamamania, some Capitol Hill Democrats have begun to complain privately that Barack Obama’s presidential campaign is insular, uncooperative and inattentive to their hopes for a broad Democratic victory in November...

[For example,] coordination between the Obama campaign and the House and Senate leadership is so weak that Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.) and House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) — who will chair the Democrats’ convention in August — didn’t know of Obama’s decision to move his final-night acceptance speech from the Pepsi Center to Invesco Field until the campaign announced it on a conference call with reporters.

Finally, Rasmussen reports that "Obama and McCain are locked in a tight race." However, Clinton leads McCain, 50% to 42% and former Vice President Al Gore leads McCain 50% to 43%.

What do you think are the odds of fireworks in Denver?