politico.com - 10/24/2008
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The most recent two weeks of Gallup polls show 44 percent of non-Hispanic white voters support Obama—the highest number for a Dem since Carter in 1976.
realclearpolitics.com - 10/24/2008
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realclearpolitics.com —
I've received several emails from people asking about
the polls. The national polls do seem pretty variable,...
so I thought I would toss in my two cents on them. First, we need a short primer on basic statistics. Real Clear...
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A Note on the Polls
andrewsullivan.theatlantic.com - 10/24/2008
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andrewsullivan.theatlantic.com —
If you read Drudge, you might believe that
there's a one-point gap between Obama and McCain, and...
it's neck and neck in the final stretch. If you read 538, you find that McCain's chances of winning this election just shrank dramatically to 3.7 percent ...
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Obama's White Support
The Daily Dish | By Andrew Sullivan —
Currently surpassing Clinton's: If Obama's [44 percent] share holds, it would top the 43 percent of white voters who backed Bill Clinton in 1996, when the Democrat won a plurality among white females and 38 percent of white men, the best performance by a Democrat in all those categories since 1976. It's a good thing for racial integration, whatever your politics and party. ...
Election 08: Rich Old White Men for McCain
The Nation: Top Stories —
... group. The shift away from the Republicans among old white men was dwarfed by the figure for young white men. Their support for the Republican candidate fell from 62 percent in 2004 to 43 per cent today--a whopping 19 percent switch away from the "problem" category. Young white men today prefer Obama, 50-43. Another recent poll shows Obama winning more white voters than any Democrat in three decades. The Gallup Poll shows 44 percent of non-Hispanic white voters supporting Obama. Politico's David Paul Kuhn calls that "the highest number for a Democrat since 47 percent of ...
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