One in Five Democrats Set to Defect to McCain, Polls Show

Cybercast News Network ^ | 5/12/08 | Fred Lucas

[Dawnsblood]

A string of polls conducted by the Suffolk University Political Research Center over the past month--in Pennsylvania, Ohio, Indiana and, now, West Virginia--show that roughly 20 percent of Democratic primary voters are ready to vote for Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.) in November if their choice candidate isn't the nominee.

The latest survey, which questioned 600 likely voters in Tuesday's West Virginia Democratic presidential primary, shows Sen. Hillary Clinton (D-N.Y.) trouncing Sen. Barack Obama (D-Ill.), the national front-runner, by 36 points in West Virginia, 60 percent to 24 percent.

Obama may be his party's presumptive nominee, but the Suffolk University poll indicates it is unlikely he can carry this battleground state that Democrats have won in eight of the last 12 presidential elections.

The poll shows that almost a quarter of Democratic voters in the state (23 percent) say they will vote for Republican nominee McCain in November if their candidate loses the nomination battle. (See Poll ). Only 40 percent now say they will vote for the Democratic Party's eventual nominee no matter what happens in the primaries, while nearly a third said they would be undecided. Six percent say they will support independent candidate Ralph Nader.

[isrul]

If you believe McCain, Obama, or Hillary is fit to be president, you are the one with your head up your a$$. Three dishonorable dregs. If you want to believe this is anything but a sham, go ahead. But don't address your potty mouth remarks to me.

[pfflier]

Don't condemn a system that took 14 candidates, let the populance evaluate them and select their preference, as a sham.

The system works fine. You may not like the choices, I may not like the choices, but they arrived via the best system the world has ever seen.

[VastRWCon]

We are not STUCK with McLaME, the convention hasn’t happened yet... just sayin....

[Kackikat]

thank you, and my sentiments exactly.

[Kackikat]

I didn’t see it, but I hope it is big...It seems the Larry Sinclair story had no evidence or facts and has been discounted.

[Grunthor]

One in Five Democrats Set to Defect to another Democrat, Polls Show