Who would you cast to portray Barack Obama in a movie?

Of the 232 respondents to that question on democratherald.com, 58 (25 percent) picked Denzel Washington.

Runner-up was Will Smith with 52 votes (22 percent).

Here are the results for the other eight actors listed in the poll:

* Chris Rock, 22 votes (9 percent).

* Don Cheadle, 21 votes (9 percent).

* Cuba Gooding Jr., 17 (7 percent).

* Terrence Howard, 8 votes (3 percent).

* Omar Epps, 5 votes (2 percent).

* Philip Michael Thomas (1 vote) less than 1 percent).

* Taye Diggs, no votes.

* Mario Van Peebles, no votes.

* None of the above, 48 votes (21 percent).

The poll appeared on the website July 14 through 10 a.m. Monday.

The new poll question on democratherald.com:

"Do you feel more safe driving on Highway 34 today than 10 years ago?"