Exit Polls: Independent voters break for Obama and against McCain

[babylonsister]

http://politicalticker.blogs.cnn.com/2008/02/12/independent-voters-break-for-obama-and-against-mccain/

Exit Polls: Independent voters break for Obama and against McCain
Posted: 08:08 PM ET

(CNN) — Virginia Democratic primary voters who were not registered in the party were more likely to back Barack Obama, according to exit polls.

One out of every five Democratic primary voters were independent — and those voters chose Barack Obama over Hillary Clinton, 67 to 32 percent. Seven percent of the voters in that contest were Republican voters who decided not to vote in their own party’s primary – they chose Obama by an even larger margin, 71 to 25 percent over Clinton. Registered Democrats also chose Obama, 59 to 20 percent.

Roughly one out of every five voters in the GOP primary were independent as well – but those voters did not vote for the party’s likely nominee, John McCain, who had been expected to benefit from their support. Instead, independent voters backed Mike Huckabee over McCain, 43 to 34 percent, with Ron Paul pulling in 19 percent. Republicans also broke for Huckabee, but by a much narrower margin, 47 to 45 percent. Virtually no Democrats participated in the Republican contest.

[bigdarryl]

1. thats not good for PAPA

[sellitman]

2. Very interesting!

I though, am surprised you have time to post with all those Hearts lined up.


:hi:

[babylonsister]

4. Hi, sellitman!

I know, :blush: I'm speechless and ever so grateful. Plus, DU gets the bennies, which is fine by me! :hug:

[w13rd0]

3. Well, I'm damn glad...

...that we didn't have a bunch of Democrats crossing over to pull the lever for any of the Republicans, as there's a literal snake pit of choices there.

[Rageneau]

5. Again, Republicans LOVE Obama and hate Hillary.

I would not want to be backing the candidate that Republicans are going out of their way to vote for.

Either the Republicans think Obama is more like them -- which is bad, or they think Obama will be the easier to knock off in the GE, which, if they're right, is worse.

[babylonsister]

6. They are independents for a reason. Your rethug argument doesn't

wash in this thread. But munch on these:

[Perky]

7. That will a problem for HRCH if it happens in OH.