More exit poll data coming out from AP; Obama leads among white men, Hillary among white women

[NJSecularist]

http://www.townhall.com/news/politics-elections/2008/02/05/early_feb_5_exit_poll_highlights

Highlights from preliminary results of exit polling in the Super Tuesday primary states for The Associated Press and television networks:

RACE AND GENDER

In the Democratic races, Barack Obama led among black voters and Hillary Rodham Clinton led among Hispanic voters. Obama led among white men, while Clinton led among white women. Overall, Obama led among men and Clinton led among women, although her advantage among women appeared smaller than was seen in early primary states. In the Republican races, John McCain led among men. He had only a small lead over Romney among women.

CONSERVATIVES AND MODERATES

John McCain led among Republicans who call themselves moderates, while Romney led among Republicans who call themselves conservatives. McCain had a small lead among Republicans and a large advantage among independents voting in the Republican primaries.

DECISIONS, DECISIONS

About one in 10 voters in each party said they decided whom to vote for on Tuesday. Slightly more said they decided in the last three days. About half of Democratic primary voters and a third of Republicans said they made up their minds more than a month ago.

ECONOMIC WORRIES

Voters in both parties most frequently picked the economy as the most important issue facing the country. Given three choices, half of Democratic primary voters picked the economy, three in 10 said the war in Iraq and the remaining two in 10 said health care. Republican primary voters had four choices for that question and four in 10 picked the economy; two in 10 picked immigration and the war in Iraq and somewhat fewer said terrorism.

Republicans had a far rosier view of the condition of the national economy, although few called it excellent; more four in 10 said it was good. Among Democratic primary voters, fewer than one in 10 called the economy excellent or good; half called it not so good and four in 10 labeled it poor.

Democratic primary voters also were asked about their family's financial situation and a little more than half said they were holding steady. Among the rest, somewhat more said they were falling behind than getting ahead.

CANDIDATE QUALITIES

In the Democratic races, nearly half of Hillary Rodham Clinton's voters said it was most important to them that their candidate has the right experience, while three in four of Barack Obama's supporters said their top quality was that the candidate "can bring about needed change." On the Republican side, half of Mitt Romney's voters and seven in 10 of Mike Huckabee's prized a candidate who "shares my values." John McCain voters split among several qualities _ a third said experience was most important while a quarter each said it was that he shares their values or "says what he believes."

[MadBadger]

1. Now, those numbers I like!

[TexasObserver]

2. nothing new there

nothing new at all

[thesubstanceofdreams]

4. Really?

Obama leading among white men IS news.
Hillary leading among white women by a smaller margin than in early states IS news.

Early promising signs for Obama, but there is a long night ahead, and probably not a clear winner at the end of it.

[mrreowwr_kittty]

3. I wish they wouldn't release exit polls this early. It's only 4pm here. nt