Clinton Supporters Give Obama Edge With Women Voters

[KittyWampus]

Clinton supporters give Obama edge with women voters
BY TODD SPANGLER • FREE PRESS WASHINGTON STAFF • JUNE 11, 2008


WASHINGTON -- Barack Obama is expanding his support among women voters in the wake of Hillary Clinton’s leaving the race for president, a national poll released today says.


Gallup, a polling company which does work for USA Today and other outlets, revealed data showing Obama enjoys a 51%-to-38% edge over presumptive Republican nominee John McCain in surveys taking between last Thursday and Monday of this week. Clinton officially suspended her campaign on Sunday and Obama took the nomination a week ago Tuesday.

In a survey done May 27-June 2, Obama led McCain among registered women voters 48%-43%, Gallup reported. Clinton had led McCain 52%-40% in her final full week as a candidate.

Among men, the latest Gallup Poll showed McCain with a 47%-45% edge over Obama, compared to a 6-point lead (49%-43%) in the previous week.

Overall, Gallup’s daily tracking poll’s three-day rolling average on Tuesday showed Obama with a 48%-41% lead on McCain nationally, up from a 46%-46% tie on June 1.

Said the pollsters: “Obama’s recent gains in the polls have been greatly aided by increased support from female votes. Now that Clinton is no longer campaigning and the focus of voters’ decision-making is a choice between Obama and McCain, female voters may be taking a second look at Obama.

‘Indeed, his current 13-point advantage over McCain is essentially the same advantage that Clinton held over McCain throughout her active candidacy.”

Some other cross-tabulations from the poll show that while Obama’s lead over McCain among unmarried women remained virtually unchanged (57%-31%), he closed the gap significantly among married women. McCain had led among that group 52%-40% in the previous poll; in the most recent one, it is tied 45%-45%.

Obama still trails McCain among married men (53%-39%), with the numbers little changed from the last poll. Among unmarried men, however, he continues to pick up support, now enjoying a 57%-35% margin compared to 54%-39% in the last poll.

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[Hieronymus]

1. President Barack Obama ... nice ring to it.

[SoCalDem]

2. Women are realists..

We have eons of experience in figuring out the "terrain" and selecting what's possible..even after searching desperately for what we "want".. we are very able to switch to "what's possible".."what's just as good"...and what's better in the long run:)

[writes3000]

3. Yep amd we should continue nurturing unity. This race is too important. n/t

[ElsewheresDaughter]

4. Yes we most certainly do! Ciao McSame!!!

[madrchsod]

5. well duh...was there any doubt they would not?

voting against one`s self interest is foolish

[Adelante]

6. Some graphs

[TexasObserver]

7. Good points.

It sometimes gets lost in the shuffle that this year has seen RECORD voting for Democrats in the primaries and caucuses. Obama and Hillary motivated a lot of people to register and vote Democratic. If over 60% of Hillary's voters are already on board with Obama, that 60% plus Obama's voters dwarf the votes the Republicans got for president in most states.

We are turning out record numbers of voters this year.

[KittyWampus]

8. it's actually kind of awe-inspiring. THAT many people self-identifying as Democrats

bodes well for the future, not just GE.