NYT: "Mr. Obama would draw majorities of support from lower-income voters and less-educated ones"

[Abacus]

It seems that both the facts and the New York Times disagree with Hillary.

Yet for all of her primary night celebrations in the populous states, exit polling and independent political analysts offer evidence that Mr. Obama could do just as well as Mrs. Clinton among blocs of voters with whom he now runs behind. Obama advisers say he also appears well-positioned to win swing states and believe he would have a strong shot at winning traditional Republican states like Virginia.

According to surveys of Pennsylvania voters leaving the polls on Tuesday, Mr. Obama would draw majorities of support from lower-income voters and less-educated ones — just as Mrs. Clinton would against Mr. McCain, even though those voters have favored her over Mr. Obama in the primaries.

And national polls suggest Mr. Obama would also do slightly better among groups that have gravitated to Republican in the past, like men, the more affluent and independents, while she would do slightly better among women.

(snip)

But the Pennsylvania exit polls, conducted by Edison/Mitofsky for five television networks and The Associated Press, underscore a point that political analysts made on Wednesday: that state primary results do not necessarily translate into general election victories.

Edit:
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/04/24/us/politics/24clinton.html?_r=2&hp&oref=slogin&oref=slogin
I always forget the link

[BlooInBloo]

1. It's only Clinton supporters trying to sabotage the Democratic nominee...

... who say otherwise. And they have only a passing acquaintance with the truth.

[dbmk]

2. One thing that I think has been missed in all this

.. is that one of Obamas strengths, drawing in republicans, is a double vote in the GE for each one he draws across the line.

[lumberjack_jeff]

3. If Obama can take the votes of working class people for granted in the GE

... why can't Hillary take the votes of african americans for granted?

I hope that they're right and that the voters are choosing between two similarly qualified people and their preferences are marginal.

[Abacus]

5. I haven't heard anyone state that

and I certainly don't think she would have a problem with support. Clinton, on the other hand, has based a large portion of her argument to supers on working class votes which polling indicates will not be the problem she portrays it to be.

[nichomachus]

6. He doesn't take them for granted

He works for them. Hillary is the one who takes votes for granted, who assumes that they belong to her and should be given to her and who gets nasty when people don't deliver.

[NewHampshireDem]

4. We all know

that reality has a well-known anti-Hillary bias.

[Abacus]

7. I hate to do this, but

kicking since the issue is arising in yet another thread.

[anonymous171]

8. Wow. K&R for truth

:kick: