When assessing the character of a presidential candidate, the media should focus more attention on (poll 626258)

When assessing the character of a presidential candidate, the media should focus more attention on

a candidate's or campaign's ties to lobbyists, because of the appearance or the reality of a conflict of interest?

a candidate's associations in general, because of what they imply about a candidate's judgment?

none of the above -- the media is on a witch hunt

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chris - 16 years ago

I do not understand this poll.

Should the media focus more on:
1.) John McCain and lobbyists
2.) Obama and Wright
3.) Neither issue anymore

I think the lobbyist issue and McCain is quite relevant as he claims he is a reformer.

Obama and Wright - I think Wright is more complicated than the snippets we saw. However, the Press Conference Q&A firmly put the man in the off-the-wall category.

Obama and Ayers - any slight association is fair game

McCain and Keating 5 - probably will be reviewed again.

And the