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Pew Poll: 20% of White Democrats Vote McCain If Obama Is The Nominee
Pew Poll ^ | February 28 2008 | Pew Poll

Posted on 02/28/2008 6:48:09 PM PST by jveritas

Democratic Base Fissures

Although attention has been focused on McCain's problems with the GOP base, there are indications that some Democrats might defect if Obama is the party's nominee. Overall, 20% of white Democratic voters say they would vote for McCain if Obama is the Democratic nominee. That is twice the percentage of white Democrats who say they would support McCain in a Clinton-McCain matchup. Older Democrats (ages 65 and older), lower-income and less educated Democrats also would support McCain at higher levels if Obama rather than Clinton is the party's nominee.

Read more at http://people-press.org/reports/display.php3?ReportID=398


TOPICS: Front Page News; Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: 2008; barackhusseinobama; barackobama; chebama; cultofobama; election; hillary; husseinobama; mccain; nobama; obama; seniorsvote; whitevote
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To: stevio
Well of COURSE they will. Hillary was an IDIOT if she thought they would vote for her over another black. Of course, there will MANY whites who will vote against Obama simply because he’s black. White DEMOCRATS, it seems, if they are stupid enough to nominate him.
341 posted on 02/29/2008 7:31:36 PM PST by societygirl
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To: Rome2000

I doubt it; the Reagan Democrats were really Wallace Democrats whow switched in order to help Reagan first against Ford then four years later against Carter (and Baker, Bush, etc.) in the primary. I think a larger component may stay home though.


342 posted on 03/17/2008 9:26:58 PM PDT by MSF BU (++)
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To: LdSentinal

Of course it is - people lie to pollsters all the time - especially on racial issues. This is why I want Barry to be the nominee. If it’s hitlery she will get a ton of female votes and there are a lot more women than blacks.


343 posted on 03/17/2008 9:34:50 PM PDT by Let's Roll (As usual, following a shooting spree, libs want to take guns away from those who DIDN'T do it.)
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