Early Exit Poll Peek
Polls close at 8:00pm in Pennsylvania and here is a look at some of the early exit poll results among Pennsylvania Democratic voters. Most Keystone State voters made up their minds about who they were supporting before last week. Seventy seven percent said they made their choice before that, 23 percent did so within the past week. Click here for the updated exit poll data.
The economy was the issue that Democratic primary voters said mattered most to them today, as it has been in most every other state throughout the campaign. Fifty four percent chose the economy as the most important issue, compared to 28 percent who said the war in Iraq and 14 percent who said health care. Eighty nine percent said the U.S. is in a recession while 10 percent said it is not.
Change was the most important quality for voters in Pennsylvania today. Forty nine percent of voters said change was what they were most looking for in a candidate while 26 percent said experience was what mattered to them. Fourteen percent said they were looking for a candidate who cared about them and just 8 percent said they most wanted a candidate who could win in the fall.
After being deluged with campaign ads for weeks, more than half said those ads were an important factor in their decision. Fifty four percent said the ads were important while 43 percent said they were not.
More than half of the supporters of both candidates say they would not be satisfied if the other candidate ends up as the Democratic nomination. Sixty four percent of Clinton voters said they would not be satisfied with Obama as the nominee while 35 percent said they would. Fifty four percent of Obama voters also said they would not be satisfied with Clinton, 44 percent said they would be. Overall however, 70 percent of all Democratic primary voters said they would be satisfied with Clinton as the nominee while 64 percent said they would be satisfied with Obama.
When it comes to the general election, Clinton fared slightly better against John McCain among Democratic primary voters today. Clinton led McCain 80 percent to 11 percent while Obama bested the presumptive GOP nominee 72 percent to 15 percent. But 26 percent of Clinton supporters say they will support McCain in the fall election if Obama is the nominee while 17 percent of his supporters said they would vote for McCain if Clinton wins the nomination.
The economy was the issue that Democratic primary voters said mattered most to them today, as it has been in most every other state throughout the campaign. Fifty four percent chose the economy as the most important issue, compared to 28 percent who said the war in Iraq and 14 percent who said health care. Eighty nine percent said the U.S. is in a recession while 10 percent said it is not.
Change was the most important quality for voters in Pennsylvania today. Forty nine percent of voters said change was what they were most looking for in a candidate while 26 percent said experience was what mattered to them. Fourteen percent said they were looking for a candidate who cared about them and just 8 percent said they most wanted a candidate who could win in the fall.
After being deluged with campaign ads for weeks, more than half said those ads were an important factor in their decision. Fifty four percent said the ads were important while 43 percent said they were not.
More than half of the supporters of both candidates say they would not be satisfied if the other candidate ends up as the Democratic nomination. Sixty four percent of Clinton voters said they would not be satisfied with Obama as the nominee while 35 percent said they would. Fifty four percent of Obama voters also said they would not be satisfied with Clinton, 44 percent said they would be. Overall however, 70 percent of all Democratic primary voters said they would be satisfied with Clinton as the nominee while 64 percent said they would be satisfied with Obama.
When it comes to the general election, Clinton fared slightly better against John McCain among Democratic primary voters today. Clinton led McCain 80 percent to 11 percent while Obama bested the presumptive GOP nominee 72 percent to 15 percent. But 26 percent of Clinton supporters say they will support McCain in the fall election if Obama is the nominee while 17 percent of his supporters said they would vote for McCain if Clinton wins the nomination.
This is not speculation, this is scientific data and based on this scientific data, it would be really stupid for Democrats to coronate Obama as their nominee--but then again, since when do many of my fellow Democrats follow logic?
Hillary says she "comfortable in the kitchen". You forgot what she said about baking cookies. Lie, lie, lie!
Do you realize what you just said? I am baffled at how anybody who really cares about this country, could even say they would vote for McCain. Do you people even have your eyes open? Have you seen what the last several years have done to this country? And people like you without even researching the remotest bit of each candidate, say, "Sir, yes Sir, can I have another?" What do they put in the water in those midwestern and southern states?
Amazing!!!
Posted by wizardly3 at 08:29 PM : Apr 22, 2008
What is your point? Did it ever occur to you that people voted for Hillary or Obama to the candidate themselves and not the skin color? When 95% of White Dems did NOT vote for Jesse Jackson or Al Sharpton was that racist? FAce it, after the things that Bill and Hillary have pulled in this race and after some of the comments their supporters have made--why in the world would anyone vote for them? Let alone Black people? Can it be Hillary is just not well liked? If she were to be the nominanee, when most blacks and many Independents and Whites voted for McCain or NOT for her, would that be racist? Or just the fact that outside of her support base she is not well liked?
I will not support HIllary no matter what. But her gender and race are not the reason''s why. I think she is a person of extremely poor character and judgment and is a liar. That is reason enough not to want her in office
EVEN IOF YOUR RIGHT ABOUT HILLARY, SHE IS STILL A BETTER CHOICE THAN OBAMA WILL EVER BE.
Posted by guadalcanal3 at 08:50 PM : Apr 22, 2008
Puhleese==they come for the networking and the perks. After being Pres. Her income went from less than 500K per year to several million. WE KNOW why most want to be in power and why they are feted by industry and lobbyists. "To serve the will of the people" is NOT one of those reasons.
Now your idea i agree with.
EVEN IOF YOUR RIGHT ABOUT HILLARY, SHE IS STILL A BETTER CHOICE THAN OBAMA WILL EVER BE.
Posted by ranger1948 at 08:50 PM : Apr 22, 2008
No she isn''t. She is too evil and not controllable. WE could handle Obama he appears not to have the ballz to fight us--Hillary on the other hand, is likely to take up where Bush left off and then some. "hell hath no fury like a woman scorned" look for some serious payback from all those who dared not support her.
On the other hand, maybe she''ll just run the country like she has run her campaign--lots of corruption/sleaze, unpaid bills and run us right into the ground while she lies and her staff fights each other. LOL
Posted by guadalcanal3 at 08:50 PM : Apr 22, 2008
They call her witch to keep from calling her beeyatch. Though that is unfair too. She should be called a lying, scheming beeyatch--at least.
You need to wake up. If obama gets the nomination then the election is assured for McCain. Obama is the liar, racists, terrorist and mob friendly character.
Better yhanus funding total support to Africa and creating all the laws to favor blacks and supporting terrorists. The truth has already come out about obama and that witch he is married too.
I son''t want McCain either but i will vote for him or anyone over obama the racist. I wanted Ron Paul. I want a leader who will lead America not one race. I want a leader who will get us out of Iraq and address our problems at home. It isn''t obama.
I will give you the benefit of the doubt about your comment and i apologize for the remark. I do not consider myself democrat or republican. I always look at what each candidate offers and try to choose the one i think is better qualified. Unfortunately this time Ron Paul waw not taken serious enough to be put on the ballot.
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Posted by Element51 at 09:01 PM : Apr 22, 2008
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I agree with you Brother. I started out a Clinton Supporter but switched to Obama after I heard his positions on several subjects. It is going to very difficult on the loser in this race because it has been so heated and lengthy... not to mention close, but to fight it to the end then switch at the end because you lost... it''s sour grapes and would most certainly result in a bad pick for President. When we elect Presidents that way they''ve always turned out bad.
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Posted by ranger1948 at 08:56 PM : Apr 22, 2008
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I wish you wouldn''t do this. Obama is OUR senator, the citizens of Illinois and every word you have said about him is a LIE! We LIVE with him and he''s represented the citizens of this state for awhile now. He is NOT a racist, is as HONEST as any Politician we''ve ever had and truly represents the people who elected him. Bitterness isn''t going to gain you anything my friend.
I think you are also blinded like the other followers of obama. I think his true character has been revealed ansd i will not vote for him.
I am a lifetime Dem. I am very progressive. I have never voted for a Republican. I opposed the War. I thought the Supreme Court was pathetic in Bush v Gore. I believe that Reagan was awful for society. Despite this, I also believe that the Democrats should suffer for how they ran this. Last time, they crushed Dean - the frontrunner -- because the media decided they didn''t like him. Now, they did the same with Clinton. They must learn. No better time than the present.
This is why i am not a party member who will support a party whether they are right or wrong.Again we are supposed to choose which is the lesser of the evils like last time. I think Hillary ran the White House while bill was getting blow jobs. We had a great economy under Clinton.
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See all 45 CommentsCheck the latest polls, Hillary took Pa by a landslide. She can beat obama.I would rather have her than McCain, but will take McCain over obama. I will take anyone over obama.