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At least in Pennsylvania, a substantial number of supporters of both Obama and Clinton say they will vote for McCain if their candidate does not get the Democratic nomination. I expected this of Obama supporters, who tend to be younger, more likely to be registered independents, or even Republicans, than Clinton supporters. But in Pennsylvania, 19% of Clinton supporters say they will vote for McCain, while 20% of Obama supporters say they will vote for McCain. Interestingly, 13% of Clinton supporters WILL NOT VOTE if Obama gets the nomination, whereas only 3% of Obama supporters will not vote. Can somebody please explain this to me???
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June 16, 2008 at 10:45 am
Invest this!
Well, I hate to say this, but Hillary really brought this upon the Democrats with her smear campaign. The poll you posted seems to back my statement, as 32% more Clinton supporters (compared to Obama supporters) would back McCain.
September 8, 2008 at 8:44 am
michael
Great article and interesting discussion.
It’s very interesting to see what impact it will have on the polls.
I use a widget to keep track of the progression of polls. The widget shows the election polls by strength of states.
In addition to other different graphical visualizations of data, this one displays the progression of votes over time.
It gives a great overview and it is updated as the polls come in!
http://www.youcalc.com/apps/1218019592041
… and its easy to put on your blog!
Make a difference, keep on voting!
September 14, 2008 at 1:44 pm
scffchh005
what the heck just happened!!
October 30, 2008 at 1:14 pm
Adam
This kind of stuff is exactly why we need a third party so badly. I like what this website has to say about it. Its a great idea of how to get a third (or fourth) party without impacting this election at all:
http://www.thirdpartyvote.com
Definitly worth a minute to check out.