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akuma587 on 02 April 2009
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mrstickball said:
It's amazing that the republicans 'alienated voters so much' yet Obama won by only 5%.

Also, Akuma, you are wrong when you mentioned post-grad/degree holder. In case you didn't know, the average republican is more education than the average democrat. So it's not like the Republicans aren't winning the smarter voters over.

By 5% I guess you mean 7%.  And if you look at the electoral college Obama beat McCain by close to 2:1 (365-175)

Oh really?  Republicans won those demographics?  I'd like to see your numbers on that.  College graduates AND post-graduates AND high school graduates went to Obama last time I checked (check bottom of the list):

http://www.cnn.com/ELECTION/2008/results/polls/#USP00p1

First column is Obama.  2nd column is McCain.  Third column is other.

President
National Exit Poll
17,836 Respondents
1 of 7
Vote by Sex
Total
 Obama
 McCain
 Other/No Answer
 
 
Male (47%)
49%
48%
3%
 
 
Female (53%)
56%
43%
1%
 
 
Vote by Sex and Race
Total
 Obama
 McCain
 Other/No Answer
 
 
White Men (36%)
41%
57%
2%
 
 
White Women (39%)
46%
53%
1%
 
 
Black Men (5%)
95%
5%
N/A
 
 
Black Women (7%)
96%
3%
1%
 
 
Latino Men (4%)
64%
33%
3%
 
 
Latino Women (5%)
68%
30%
2%
 
 
All Other Races (5%)
64%
32%
4%
 
 
Vote by Race
Total
 Obama
 McCain
 Other/No Answer
 
 
White (74%)
43%
55%
2%
 
 
African-American (13%)
95%
4%
1%
 
 
Latino (9%)
67%
31%
2%
 
 
Asian (2%)
62%
35%
3%
 
 
Other (3%)
66%
31%
3%
 
 
Vote by Age
Total
 Obama
 McCain
 Other/No Answer
 
 
18-29 (18%)
66%
32%
2%
 
 
30-44 (29%)
52%
46%
2%
 
 
45-64 (37%)
50%
49%
1%
 
 
65 and Older (16%)
45%
53%
2%
 
 
Vote by Age
Total
 Obama
 McCain
 Other/No Answer
 
 
18-24 (10%)
66%
32%
2%
 
 
25-29 (8%)
66%
31%
3%
 
 
30-39 (18%)
54%
44%
2%
 
 
40-49 (21%)
49%
49%
2%
 
 
50-64 (27%)
50%
49%
1%
 
 
65 or Over (16%)
45%
53%
2%
 
 
Vote by Age and Race
Total
 Obama
 McCain
 Other/No Answer
 
 
White 18-29 (11%)
54%
44%
2%
 
 
White 30-44 (20%)
41%
57%
2%
 
 
White 45-64 (30%)
42%
56%
2%
 
 
White 65 and Older (13%)
40%
58%
2%
 
 
Black 18-29 (3%)
95%
4%
1%
 
 
Black 30-44 (4%)
96%
4%
N/A
 
 
Black 45-64 (4%)
96%
3%
1%
 
 
Black 65 and Older (1%)
94%
6%
N/A
 
 
Latino 18-29 (3%)
76%
19%
5%
 
 
Latino 30-44 (3%)
63%
36%
1%
 
 
Latino 45-64 (2%)
58%
40%
2%
 
 
Latino 65 and Older (1%)
68%
30%
2%
 
 
All Others (5%)
64%
33%
3%
 
 
Vote by Income
Total
 Obama
 McCain
 Other/No Answer
 
 
Under $15,000 (6%)
73%
25%
2%
 
 
$15-30,000 (12%)
60%
37%
3%
 
 
$30-50,000 (19%)
55%
43%
2%
 
 
$50-75,000 (21%)
48%
49%
3%
 
 
$75-100,000 (15%)
51%
48%
1%
 
 
$100-150,000 (14%)
48%
51%
1%
 
 
$150-200,000 (6%)
48%
50%
2%
 
 
$200,000 or More (6%)
52%
46%
2%
 
 
Vote by Income
Total
 Obama
 McCain
 Other/No Answer
 
 
Less Than $50K (38%)
60%
38%
2%
 
 
$50K or More (62%)
49%
49%
2%
 
 
Vote by Income
Total
 Obama
 McCain
 Other/No Answer
 
 
Less Than $100K (74%)
55%
43%
2%
 
 
$100K or More (26%)
49%
49%
2%
 
 
Vote by Income
Total
 Obama
 McCain
 Other/No Answer
 
 
Less Than $50,000 (38%)
60%
38%
2%
 
 
$50-100,000 (36%)
49%
49%
2%
 
 
$100,000 or More (26%)
49%
49%
2%
 
 
Vote by Income and Race
Total
 Obama
 McCain
 Other/No Answer
 
 
Whites Under $50,000 (25%)
47%
51%
2%
 
 
Whites Over $50,000 (49%)
43%
56%
1%
 
 
Non-Whites Under $50,000 (13%)
86%
13%
1%
 
 
Non-Whites Over $50,000 (13%)
75%
22%
3%
 
 
Vote by Education
Total
 Obama
 McCain
 Other/No Answer
 
 
No High School (4%)
63%
35%
2%
 
 
H.S. Graduate (20%)
52%
46%
2%
 
 
Some College (31%)
51%
47%
2%
 
 
College Graduate (28%)
50%
48%
2%
 
 
Postgraduate (17%)
58%
40%
2%
 
 
Did You Attend College?
Total
 Obama
 McCain
 Other/No Answer
 
 
Yes (76%)
52%
46%
2%
 
 
No (24%)
54%
44%
2%
 
 
Are You a College Graduate?
Total
 Obama
 McCain
 Other/No Answer
 
 
Yes (44%)
53%
45%
2%
 
 
No (56%)
53%
46%
1%

 



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