As he turns his attention to economic matters today, one-quarter of voters say Barack Obama needs to address the issue of race further, according to the latest NBC News/Wall Street Journal Poll. When asked if Mr. Obama needs to address the race issue more than he has already, 26 percent of voters say yes, 32 percent said he has addressed the issue sufficiently and 31 percent did not watch Mr. Obama’s speech on race last week.
Despite the recent controversy over the Rev. Jeremiah Wright Jr., Mr. Obama is still seen as the presidential candidate most likely to unite the country. Sixty percent of voters say Mr. Obama would be successful at uniting the country if elected president while 58 percent said the same of John McCain and just 46 percent said as president, Hillary Clinton would unite the country.
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