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Exit polls: Electorate slightly more Republican than 2008
Washington Post ^ | November 6, 2012 | by Jon Cohen, Others

Posted on 11/06/2012 3:20:49 PM PST by Oldeconomybuyer

The first wave of exit polling paints a picture of an electorate that is slightly more Republican than the one that helped elect President Obama in 2008.

And, unlike in 2008, more voters oppose an active federal government than support it. But the mood of the country has improved from four years ago — with much of those gains coming among Democrats.

The economy remains the overwhelming top issue for most voters — both in national exit polling and in the nine swing state exit polls that The Washington Post subscribes to.

For all of the talk of the electorate swinging in the race’s final days — perhaps as a result of Hurricane Sandy and Obama’s handling of it — approximately seven in 10 voters said they made their mind up about a candidate before September.

(Excerpt) Read more at washingtonpost.com ...


TOPICS: Constitution/Conservatism; Government; News/Current Events; Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: election2012; exitpolls
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To: Sarah Barracuda

Maybe people are just screwing with the pollsters. A little payback for all their BS that past months.


41 posted on 11/06/2012 4:00:21 PM PST by kevao (Hey, Obama: The 1930s called, they want their economic policy back.)
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Thats what Im thinking..there is no way a Conservative or someone who considers themselves a tea party patriot would EVER EVER vote for Obama..I dont care how much they may not like Romney, they want Obama OUT so no way do I believe it..people are seriously screwing around with these pollsters


42 posted on 11/06/2012 4:02:34 PM PST by Sarah Barracuda
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To: Sarah Barracuda

They’re either lying about being TPers or lying about whom they voted for.


43 posted on 11/06/2012 4:05:21 PM PST by kevao (Hey, Obama: The 1930s called, they want their economic policy back.)
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To: Clump
There's 2.3& in IN. AP and Politico are showing them:

M. Romney 60.5% 68,626

B. Obama (i) 37.7% 42,781

G. Johnson 1.7% 1,968

44 posted on 11/06/2012 4:05:30 PM PST by RobertClark (Inside every "older" person is a younger person wondering what the hell happened?)
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45 posted on 11/06/2012 4:11:44 PM PST by CharlesMartelsGhost
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To: Oldeconomybuyer

The sh*t-eating Nazis at the Washington Post shouldn’t be allowed to spread their lies and propaganda on FR on election night.


46 posted on 11/06/2012 6:16:22 PM PST by sergeantdave (The FBI has declared war on the Marine Corps)
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