Obama is Winning Women voters - Including seniors
It appears that Obama is doing just fine now that Hillary is out of the campaign:
Barack Obama’s recent gains in general-election polling against John McCain have come in part from a widening advantage among women. Obama now leads McCain by 51% to 38% among women overall, and has overtaken McCain among older women, a core Clinton constituency.
Gallup.poll
Illinois Sen. Barack Obama, the likely Democratic presidential nominee, has pulled even among white voters with Arizona Sen. John McCain, the likely Republican contender, and now tops Sen. McCain 50 - 36 percent in New York State, according to a Quinnipiac University poll released today.
Sen. Obama gets 42 percent of white votes, to 43 percent for Sen. McCain. Black voters back the Democrat 87 - 6 percent. Obama leads 59 - 29 percent among voters under age 45 and 45 - 40 among voters over 45; 45 - 40 percent among men and 53 - 32 percent among women.
This compares to a 47 - 39 percent Obama lead over McCain in an April 18 poll by the independent Quinnipiac (KWIN-uh-pe-ack) University, when New York Sen. Hillary Clinton still was in the race. In that survey, white voters backed McCain 48 - 38 percent.
While it was a tight race between two 'very well liked' Democrats, it's an entirely different story when you put a Democrat up against a Republican.





It's way too early for this to mean much, but it suggests that Democrats liked both of their choices and are now backing the winner.
June 11, 2008 2:02 PM | Reply | Permalink
I knew this would be true. But frankly didn't expect it to happen this fast. But when you see the stark contrasts between McCain and Obama, it's not that difficult to make the right choice.
You make an interesting point: how "well-liked" both candidates were to their supporters.
I'm extremely pleased with Obama's swift and competent change to GE mode. And let's be fair here: McCain has helped us greatly this week.
Expect the swiftboating to do McCain's job for him. He seems incapable of doing it himself.
No complacency, please. That's where we get in trouble. But the contrasts between the two candidates are crystal-clear.
June 11, 2008 2:05 PM | Reply | Permalink
Connie Manes: Keep the good news coming! :)
June 11, 2008 2:57 PM | Reply | Permalink
Hi -- Can you tell me where this comes from? I want to cheer up a depressed friend but know he'll ask for the source of the information. Thanks!
June 11, 2008 4:55 PM | Reply | Permalink
First part is from Gallup.com
http://www.gallup.com/
Second part is from Quinnipiac http://www.quinnipiac.edu/x1473.xml
June 11, 2008 6:17 PM | Reply | Permalink
Thank you!!
June 12, 2008 12:39 PM | Reply | Permalink
I hate to get excited this early but the numbers are looking good. Damn good.
June 11, 2008 6:23 PM | Reply | Permalink
TPM Election Center: MICHIGAN - Obama's ahead now
The new Rasmussen poll has Obama ahead of John McCain 45%-42%, a result within the ±4% margin of error. A month ago, it was McCain who had the statistically insignificant edge, coming in at 45% to Obama's 44%.
June 11, 2008 6:23 PM | Reply | Permalink
I'm just saying that this change in polls is a little more then a BUMP since Hillary stepped out. I think it shows what it was ALWAYS going to show at this point without Hillary. I don't think there's been TIME for Hillary to have HELPED Obama yet. She just withdrew 4 days ago. These polls are from just before and during the weekend - not afterwards.
June 11, 2008 8:00 PM | Reply | Permalink