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McCain Takes Kentucky; Obama Wins Vermont, Polls Begin To Close On East Coast; Exit Surveys Suggest Widespread Pessimism Over Economy, Congress, Direction Of Country
McCain Takes Kentucky; Obama Wins Vermont, Polls Begin To Close On East Coast; Exit Surveys Suggest Widespread Pessimism Over Economy, Congress, Direction Of Country
(CBS/ AP) With the first polls closing on this historic Election Day, CBS News projects that Democratic presidential nominee Barack Obama will win the state of Vermont, while Republican rival John McCain will win the state of Kentucky. Polls have also closed in Georgia, Virginia, Indiana and ...
Today's Polls, 10/28
Today's Polls, 10/28
fivethirtyeight.com — Stop me if you've heard this one before. Although the national trackers look slightly stronger for John... McCain than they did a couple days ago, Barack Obama once again had an exceptionally good day in the state-level numbers. To review the national ... (more) Today's Polls, 10/28
McCain Voters Less Likely To Respond To Exit Polls...
campaignspot.nationalreview.com — Obviously, it's tough to measure the attitudes of those who refuse to talk to pollsters, but this... question in Fox News' latest survey confirms a long-... . . . (more) McCain Voters Less Likely To Respond To Exit Polls...
Obama Wins Vermont, McCain Wins Kentucky as Polls Begin to Close
Obama Wins Vermont, McCain Wins Kentucky as Polls Begin to Close
elections.foxnews.com — After a frenzied day of voting and campaigning, polls begin to close in the 2008 presidential race....   (more) Obama Wins Vermont, McCain Wins Kentucky as Polls Begin ...
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Here We Go
BlueOregon — ... see exit poll results appear at various sites, but so far nothing official.  (And anyway, we all remember how wrong exits were in 2004.)   Let me know if you're seeing results, exit polls, or something interesting happening in Oregon.  Or anything you think is worthwhile.  I'll try to keep on top of it and post early updates here.  Discuss. [Update, 3:08 pm.  CNN alludes to their exits.  CBS does, too, in a little more depth.] [Update, 3:27 pm ...

The Exits: Virginia
The Atlantic Politics Channel — Courtesy of CBS News: In Virginia: Obama won among women and split the make vote; he got 9 in 10 black voters; they're a little less than a quarter of the electorate. Among whites, nearly 60% are backing McCain -- that's eight points lower than John Kerry's number among whites.  Critically, more than 50% of Virginians said that McCain would continue President Bush's policies. About 40% of black voters and 20% of white voters said that race was a factor in their choice. ...

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