Posted on 02/19/2008 3:30:43 PM PST by jdm
The AP has released its early exit polling demographics in Wisconsin, and the results offer hope to both Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton. They confirm that populist rhetoric has large appeal among Democrats, where 70% of their primary voters oppose globalization, and a majority felt the economy was performing poorly. Both candidates spent the last week hammering those themes and have to be encouraged that they resonated with the party base.
The other numbers favor Hillary. More women than men voted on Democratic ballots, and nine in ten were white. Only about 40% were college graduates, where Obama usually holds an advantage. Obama can take heart that the AP describes the typical Democratic primary voter as "slightly younger" than the Republican counterpart.
I will live-blog the results later this evening in a fresh post. The Republican race will be more or less a footnote, but that may produce a large crossover vote -- and it will be interesting to see whether Wisconsin Republicans like Obama or Hillary more.
(Runs and hides)
“He is just as liberal as any democrat running, and more liberal than some.”
I’m not a McCain fan, but that’s just not true. He’s not a socialist, so that automatically makes him less liberal than the candidates on the democratic side.
What time does the polls close and what time zone?
8:00 CST, 9:00 EST
We're still not rid of them.
Interesting choice of words!
Wisconsin is one of those “right to cheat” states.
Hillary in a landslide.
Please clarify why you think this. He has stated that he is pro-life, opposes socialized medicine, supports the war on terror, recently said he would make the Bush tax cuts permanent, etc. Even if some of this is pandering, at least he is pandering. The other candidates you mentioned are very clear that they support Roe vs. Wade, would appoint non-constructionist judges, would raise taxes, do not support the war on terror in its current form, and are for government controlled medicine. I fail to see your point.
“A poll released yesterday shows Obama with a 47 percent to 42 percent lead among likely Democratic voters.”
I wonder what the numbers are among Republican voters?
Loaded up my gas guzzlin’ SUV with my fellow conservatives and we all voted for Obama (barf).
Yeah, Obama wouldn't even push the button if we were tracking multiple inbounds headed for midtown Manhattan.
Better McCain than Obama.
Thanks. Less than 30 minutes to go.
"And there's still time for a third-party run!"
(Runs, ducks, puts on asbestos briefs, and hides...)
The fact that McCain shares a few positions with Democrats does not mean he is as liberal as Hillary and Obama. That is a logical fallacy.
Ronald Reagan raised taxes in California, signed an amnesty bill on illegal immigration, chose for his would-be running mate in 1976 the most liberal Republican in the Senate, appointed Sandra Day O’Connor to the Supreme Court.
Fred Thompson co-sponsored McCain-Feingold. He opposes a pro-life constitutional amendment. He had a Senate voting record nearly indistinguishable from McCain.
By the logic some are trying to use, I have “proved” that Reagan and Thompson are as liberal as Hillary and Obama.
Is McCain a consistent conservative? No. Could a reasonable conservative decide not to vote for him? Yes.
But throwing statements out there like McCain is as liberal as Hillary and Obama only muddies the water at a time when conservatives need to be thinking clearly and soberly.
And McCain can beat Obama
I doubt it.
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