I was watching I believe CNN. They said in a survey they found that 13% of people they talked to think Barack Obama is a Muslim. Not that it should make any difference what his religion is, it does to some people, and their votes might change because of this.
People, smart and dumb, all have some sort of preference. Whether they realize it or not depends on the individual. Last week I was helping pack some things for an old Jamaican woman, and while I was working she asked who I was voting for. I said I really did not want to talk about politics(politely of course, plus I could tell she was urging to argue or something). Then out of nowhere, she says: "Im vote for Obama, because I gotta keep true to my skin." Tis the way some people are.