I thought this might happen: Oprah getting backlash from some fans for Obama support

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CNN has the story here.

Oprah Winfrey's recent campaign swing with Democratic presidential hopeful Barack Obama was greeted with wild cheers and record-breaking crowds.

But some of the talk show host's fans aren't happy she's become politically outspoken, and many are sounding off on Oprah's Web site.

"Oprah," says one, "count me as tuned out for now." Another writes, "It's a real turn off for a lot of your fans." And yet another says "She has crossed a line and lost my trust completely."

I thought Republicans, Independents, and Hillary-leaning Dems would be turned off. It appears that some are.

Some even see race playing a role. One comment said the following:

She proves shes a racist with every speech she gives on the campaign trail. A billionaire telling us shes just like any American. Pure lies and she never backed a candidate befor until a Black man was running. She buys her audiences with gifts and the prospect of gifts. She sold out long ago.

Another disagrees:

Since when is supporting a candidate whom you believe in, and who happens to be the same race as you, "pitting whites against blacks." Thats absurd. Any racial context drawn from this comes from the individuals perceiving it. I am an African-American and my support of Barack, just as Oprah's support of him, has nothing to do with racial anything, it has to do with seeing a candidate that inspires and strikes a cord in your spirit.

I think Oprah will lose more than she gains by getting involved politically this way.