Posted on 04/23/2008 6:37:49 AM PDT by COUNTrecount
Exit Polls Show Many Party Voters Could Back McCain
The long, bitter contest between Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama seems to be taking a toll on the enthusiasm that once permeated the Democratic electorate.
Exit polls of Pennsylvania Democrats Tuesday found that roughly one in three voters had serious concerns about at least one of the presidential contenders.
SIGNS OF TROUBLE
• Worry for Democrats: Exit polling in Pennsylvania reveals deep splits that could hurt the party's chances in November. • Going Negative: Many voters thought both candidates unfairly attacked one another. • Time to Heal? The fall election is more than six months away, giving Democrats a chance to unify behind their nominee.A quarter of voters said they would be dissatisfied if Sen. Clinton were the nominee; an even greater number said they would be dissatisfied if it is Sen. Obama, according to results from the exit poll conducted for the National Election Pool.
Perhaps even more worrying for the Democrats: One in four Clinton supporters said they would vote for Sen. John McCain if Sen. Obama is the Democratic nominee. Sixteen percent of Obama backers said they would choose Sen. McCain over Sen. Clinton.
To be sure, the poll of 2,270 voters, taken at 40 polling places across the state, was conducted after six weeks of attacks and counterattacks aimed from one Democrat at the other. The fall election is still more than six months away, giving Democrats time to unify behind their eventual nominee.
Still, Tuesday's polling included some troublesome findings for Democrats.
About one-third of voters said Sen. Clinton isn't in touch with "people like you." About the same number said Sen. Obama isn't.
More than four in 10 voters said Sen. Clinton isn't honest and trustworthy.
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My thoughts exactly!
Brilliant. I want you on his campaign, or at least give them a call.
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