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McCain Surges Among Young Voters
Creators.com ^ | Dick Morris

Posted on 11/01/2008 7:12:27 AM PDT by elhombrelibre

A massive shift in younger and older voters is roiling the presidential race according to new data from the Fox News/Opinion Dynamics Poll concluded Oct. 28-29. Younger voters — under 45 — once Obama's base, now are evenly divided between the two candidates. But voters over 65 have shifted sharply to the Democrat in the past week.

Voters under 45 supported Obama by 52-38 in the Fox News poll of Oct. 21-22. But this week's survey indicates that they now break evenly with 45 percent supporting Obama and 46 percent backing McCain. On the other hand, voters 65 and over, who had backed Obama by 46-42 last week have now shifted decisively in his favor and he now leads McCain among seniors by 54-39. Middle-age voters — aged 45-64 — are largely unchanged in their views. Last week they backed Obama by 48-40, and this week they still support him by 48-43.

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TOPICS: News/Current Events; Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: 2008; 2008polls; digg; mccain; obama; youthvote
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To: Osage Orange

I will.

God Bless.


21 posted on 11/01/2008 8:01:51 AM PDT by sneakers
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To: LibLieSlayer

I don’t know if the young are really gravitating to McCain. I hope so, but my college age kids say that everyone on their campus is drinking the Obama Kool-aid. I say, Pray like you’ve never prayed before


22 posted on 11/01/2008 8:11:15 AM PDT by CoolJake
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To: elhombrelibre
Great article in "Slate" no less.

NYT's should be ashamed they can't find a way to print a positive article about McCain, but they won't.

23 posted on 11/01/2008 8:15:07 AM PDT by Popman (Dont worry Barney Frank has your ass-ets covered!!!)
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To: elhombrelibre
If the college kids are starting to move toward McPalin
it's because they've seen Obama and the Dems plan to
bring back the DRAFT. Obama wants ALL children to share in our wars.
He wants women drafted also.
24 posted on 11/01/2008 8:16:34 AM PDT by weston (NO MORE TAXPAYER MONEY FOR ACORN!!)
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To: elhombrelibre
FIVE votes in this house for MCCAIN/PALIN - ages 18, 20, 48, 51, and 87! Two are former democrats.
25 posted on 11/01/2008 8:29:56 AM PDT by Florida native
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To: CoolJake
I am 53 and every college kid that I know in Mississippi is voting for Wicker and McCain/Palin. I am praying every day... all day long... and every evening whenever I think about it.

LLS

26 posted on 11/01/2008 8:32:10 AM PDT by LibLieSlayer (GOD, Country, Family... except when it comes to dims!)
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To: Florida native
Great news. I've voted absentee.
27 posted on 11/01/2008 8:37:23 AM PDT by elhombrelibre (Obama ready on day one to bring Kenyan style democracy to America.)
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To: elhombrelibre; GodGunsGuts; ovrtaxt; xcamel
Digg Link
28 posted on 11/01/2008 8:44:00 AM PDT by fanfan (SCC:Canadians have constitutional protection to all opinions, as long as they are based on the facts)
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To: pepperdog
This household has two old people, and we are placing our vote's on McCain/Palin.

I was talking to my grandson,(not old enough to vote yet), that we are VOTING FOR HIM and the younger generation. It does not matter what happens to us, as we are on the tail end of life. IT DOES MATTER to us what his future holds, and we don't want them under SOCIALIST RULE,

I have always voted for and with the future generations in mind, always.

29 posted on 11/01/2008 9:08:31 AM PDT by annieokie
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To: GoSarah
It's the 401K thing. Young professionals are swinging to him, not college age kids.

McCain should be making a bigger issue of this than he seems to be doing. The Democrats are openly talking about confiscating 401K accounts and younger people should be enraged and very worried. Then again, maybe older voters on Social Security want the government to conficate the young whipper-snapper's 401K accounts to bolster their sacred Social Security. That would explain why The One is suddenly more popular with the elderly, if it is true.

30 posted on 11/01/2008 9:10:00 AM PDT by Wilhelm Tell (True or False? This is not a tag line.)
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To: fanfan

I see you’re getting hip to the new technology too. ;)
I posted my first link on Digg today...
http://digg.com/2008_us_elections/New_Poll_Shows_Voters_Confidence_In_Palin_Rising


31 posted on 11/01/2008 9:25:43 AM PDT by kanawa (http://www.canadalovessarah.ca/)
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To: FreedBird

We don’t know. With regards to his vital information he wishes to retain his privacy (while running for the most public office on earth).


32 posted on 11/01/2008 9:30:40 AM PDT by Lexinom (They fight for ideology. We fight for our families.)
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To: elhombrelibre

Why is did you put Digg keyword in your post, but no link to Digg in either your post or your thread? Or did someone else do it???


33 posted on 11/01/2008 9:55:21 AM PDT by GodGunsGuts
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To: elhombrelibre

I’m seeing this too. Kids I would have thought wouldn’t even vote and if voted would be for BHO...are voting for McCain.


34 posted on 11/01/2008 9:57:25 AM PDT by shield (A wise man's heart is at his RIGHT hand;but a fool's heart at his LEFT. Ecc 10:2)
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To: kanawa

I added you as a friend.

:-)

Dugg.


35 posted on 11/01/2008 10:10:13 AM PDT by fanfan (SCC:Canadians have constitutional protection to all opinions, as long as they are based on the facts)
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To: sneakers
One is in SOCAL going to school.....and last I heard too busy to mess with a boyfriend. Ha!!

The other one does have a very smart, and nice boyfriend........

So I guess they are unavailable at the moment.

Ha!!

36 posted on 11/01/2008 10:21:59 AM PDT by Osage Orange (Obama's heart is blacker than the devil's riding boots...............)
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To: elhombrelibre

Great news!


37 posted on 11/01/2008 2:01:21 PM PDT by Salvation ( †With God all things are possible.†)
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To: elhombrelibre

I don’t believe this at all. I have been a Rep representative at an early polling location in NoVA handing out sample ballots. I have been doing this for two days for a total of nine hours. The elderly are overwhelmingly for McCain.


38 posted on 11/01/2008 2:05:19 PM PDT by kabar
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39 posted on 11/01/2008 2:07:47 PM PDT by narses (http://www.theobamadisaster.com/)
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To: kabar

Great. I’m happy to hear it.


40 posted on 11/01/2008 2:23:47 PM PDT by elhombrelibre (Obama ready on day one to bring Kenyan style democracy to America.)
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