Voters unenthused by Obama tour: poll

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WASHINGTON (AFP) — White House hopeful Barack Obama's foreign tour has had only a muted impact among voters, and many Americans believe the Democrat is getting over-the-top media coverage, Gallup said Tuesday.

In the first in-depth look at public perceptions of the Democrat's trip to Afghanistan, Iraq, the Middle East and Europe, the survey organization said 35 percent of respondents had a positive opinion of last week's tour.

But 26 percent had a negative opinion and 39 percent said they did not know enough about the trip to be able to say, despite blanket coverage including overseas interviews with Obama by all the main television networks.

Gallup said its findings suggested that vitriolic attacks on Obama by Republican contender John McCain, including...