Early Exits Polls Indicate Economy Key Issue For Democrats
Here are some data from the early CBS News exit polls:
The economy was the top issue for Democratic voters in all four states voting today, and large majorities say the economy is in bad shape.
Ohio Democratic voters hold mostly negative views on U.S. trade with other countries: Eight in ten say trade takes jobs away from their state. In Texas, 58 percent say trade takes jobs away, while a quarter say U.S. trade with other countries creates jobs.
Thirty-two percent of Texas Democratic primary voters are Hispanic, according to the early exit polls -– up from the 24 percent in 2004. Eighteen percent are black, down from 21 percent in 2004.
In Ohio, 20 percent of Democratic primary voters are African American, up from 14 percent in 2004.
Obama is seen by voters in Texas and Ohio as the candidate most likely to beat the Republican nominee in November. A larger percentage of voters in both states say Clinton has attacked Obama unfairly than the other way around.
In both Ohio and Texas, a majority of Democratic voters say superdelegates should cast their vote based on the results of the primaries. A third say the superdelegates should support the candidate who has the best chance of winning in November.
For more exit poll results, see our main election story.
The economy was the top issue for Democratic voters in all four states voting today, and large majorities say the economy is in bad shape.
Ohio Democratic voters hold mostly negative views on U.S. trade with other countries: Eight in ten say trade takes jobs away from their state. In Texas, 58 percent say trade takes jobs away, while a quarter say U.S. trade with other countries creates jobs.
Thirty-two percent of Texas Democratic primary voters are Hispanic, according to the early exit polls -– up from the 24 percent in 2004. Eighteen percent are black, down from 21 percent in 2004.
In Ohio, 20 percent of Democratic primary voters are African American, up from 14 percent in 2004.
Obama is seen by voters in Texas and Ohio as the candidate most likely to beat the Republican nominee in November. A larger percentage of voters in both states say Clinton has attacked Obama unfairly than the other way around.
In both Ohio and Texas, a majority of Democratic voters say superdelegates should cast their vote based on the results of the primaries. A third say the superdelegates should support the candidate who has the best chance of winning in November.
For more exit poll results, see our main election story.
YES!! Sanity, FINALLY!
Obama and the Democrats will beat McCain so they need Hillary to do the dirty work, which she has.
If want our troops in Iraq, who is friendly with Iran, for 100 years then vote for McCain. Clueless with the economy, like bush, vote for McCain.
End to our freedoms vote for McCain.
Secret prisons, ok to torture, North America Union, end to the constitution, National ID then vote for McCain.
10 billion a week in Iraq then vote for McCain.
Republicans are stupid.
Hillary, we don''t want 12 years of republican rule. Obama is our best hope in winning back the White House.
I want to live in your world! Which planet is it?
I want to live in your world! Which planet is it?
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Posted by AaaBee at 07:48 PM : Mar 04, 2008
It''s gotta be Pluto...wayyyyy out there! ROFL!
If Obama wants to argue that party rules should be followed by not seating Florida and Michigan delegates, then he should endorse the right of superdelegates to vote for whomever they choose. If he wishes to champion candidate selection by popular vote only, then let the votes of Michigan and Florida count fully. All polls and Super Tuesday voting trends suggest that Clinton would have still won Florida and Michigan in a landslide had there been vigorous campaigning in both states. She was clearly the choice of these states, and their voters should not be penalized for their state leaders'' timing decisions if Obama wants to argue that grassroots democracy alone should count.
In either outcome, Hillary is the winner.
If Obama wants to argue that party rules should be followed by not seating Florida and Michigan delegates, then he should endorse the right of superdelegates to vote for whomever they choose. If he wishes to champion candidate selection by popular vote only, then let the votes of Michigan and Florida count fully. All polls and Super Tuesday voting trends suggest that Clinton would have still won Florida and Michigan in a landslide had there been vigorous campaigning in both states. She was clearly the choice of these states, and their voters should not be penalized for their state leaders'' timing decisions if Obama wants to argue that grassroots democracy alone should count.
In either outcome, Hillary is the winner.
Posted by yarow at 09:43 PM : Mar 04, 2008
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What? Look I don''t care who wins. Whichever Democrat wins will get my vote. But c''mon(!), the candidates agreed not to compaign in Michigan and Florida. Y''know if we were going to vote without a compaign: #1, Hillary would win based on name recognition alone and #2, we could save alot of money by just going and voting without learning anything of the candidates. Is that what you want? Because that is what you are suggesting. If there was no contest in either Florida or Michigan, as agreed by the candidates, then you can''t seat the delegates as if there were one.
Posted by yarow at 10:03 PM : Mar 04, 2008
Again, there were no campaigns in those states. So... you really don''t know how an educated electorate would have voted.
Hey , work for FOX news. Stop spamming. We have seen your opinion over and over and over and you are an idiot.
Looks like this may make my state count after all.
Don''t know who to vote for if Clinton wins. Never voted for a Republican President in my life, but I cannot stand this legacy nonsense. What next? another Bush?
No one can win without FLA or Michigan. I don;t know how this can possibly get resolved.
AND I had so much hope ealry on....
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by hdinsight
March 4, 2008 11:43 PM PST
- Gene Sperling is Clinton''s economic adviser. That alone should be a valid reason for voting Clinton into the Oval Office. Read "The Pro-Growth Progressive: An Economic Strategy for Shared Prosperity" before believing Obama or McCain would save our economy from total implosion. His strategies led our country to prosperity in the past including a balanced budget & a reduced deficit. Let history repeat itself! Time is of the essence and we need the genius of Gene Sperling to help AMERICA out of this darkness.
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