Poll: Obama Ties McCain Among Less-Educated Voters

[Hope And Change]

Poll: Obama Ties McCain Among Less-Educated Voters

By Eric Kleefeld - July 9, 2008, 11:25AM

A new http://www.gallup.com/poll/108709/Obama-Gaining-Among-Voters-Less-Formal-Education.aspx">Gallup polling analysis suggests that Barack Obama is overcoming any previous difficulties he had with less-educated voters, defying a piece of conventional wisdom that was bandied about during the primaries and afterward.

Back in March, Obama trailed John McCain by a 47%-40% margin among voters with only a high-school education or less. But in June's aggregate polling, they were tied 43%-43%. From Gallup's analysis:

Obama's gains among less-educated voters are surely a positive sign for his campaign, and certainly help allay some of the concerns about his electability, specifically regarding his struggles in appealing to this core Democratic group. While he is on track to do less well than other recent Democratic presidential candidates among voters with less formal education, his great appeal to college-educated voters (in particular, those whose schooling continued after getting a college degree) helps to offset that.

And another media narrative bites the dust.


http://tpmelectioncentral.talkingpointsmemo.com/2008/07/poll_obama_ties_mccain_among_l.php">Link

[Pirate Smile]

1. But he can't get Latinos - oh, he is ... what about women ... oh, he is winning them too.

He isn't winning elderly white Republicans, so there.

[ErinBerin84]

2. interesting

All I've been hearing on MSNBC all day is how a Gallup poll has shown that people who think religion plays a role in their daily life are voting for MCCAIN INSTEAD OF OBAMA!

[Schema Thing]

3. All your base, baby; all your base.

[Merlot]

4. Lack of formal education doesn't equal stupid

Obama wins people over because he speaks to every one.

[barack the house]

5. To tie with low information voters is very good McCain has the monoply in that demograhic.

[anonymous171]

6. That's because he has a simple message and image.

Obama=Change
McCain=Same

[DFLforever]

7. Are these the hardworking, white people who would only vote

for Hillary?