Oprah Winfrey has the touch of gold it seems, but could her helping others affect her in the end?
In a 1999 survey consisting of the most admired and well-respected women of the 20th century, Oprah came in second to Mother Teresa. Another recent poll showed that people thought Oprah was a more powerful woman than presidential candidate Hillary Clinton.
With as much popularity and mass appeal that she has (don't forget her book of the month), Oprah has never publicly endorsed a Presidential candidate….until now.
Last year, she made it public on the Larry King show and stated "I think that my value to [Obama], my support of him, is probably worth more than any check.”
A lot of attention has been focused on Oprah and her support of Obama. She's appeared in South Carolina, Iowa, and New Hampshire at Obama rallies. Though what type of effect has Obama had on Winfrey?
New reports show that by last August, a CBS poll found that Oprah's favorable ratings had dropped from 74% to 61%. Then, just 10 days after the campaign media explosion, Oprah's ratings dropped down to 55%, and her unfavorable ratings climbed up to 1 in 3 for the first time.
Then, in December, a poll of Democrats by the ABC/Washington Post found that up to 10% of those surveyed were turned away from Obama by her endorsement. And, to make matters even worse, another popularity survey, which we mentioned last month, showed that 46% of Americans would choose Ellen DeGeneres over Oprah as their favorite TV host. Ellen?? Eeekk!
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