Michael Barone

A Note on the Presidential Primary Exit Polls

April 28, 2008 RSS Feed Print

Here is an excellent post on the exit polls by the estimable Mark Blumenthal of pollster.com. This year the exit polls have been pretty close to the mark in the Republican primaries but have tended to overstate Barack Obama's support in the Democratic primaries.

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few, if any, Africian American politicians remember latinos after they're elected. They court the Latino arguing an affinity between candidate and would be constituent but before long its " No Se Habla Espanol Aqui "

As for the Mass Senators, Kerry and Kennedy, they are as arrogant as Obama. Despite an overwhelmening turnout for Hilary, the two "Super " Delegates are supporting Obama instead of representing their Constituency. .... in effect disenfranchising them. What Arrogance.

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unerieted of AL 11:42AM April 30, 2008

The Latinos vote for the best candidate, not the best color candidate. Working people don't like smug, cocky, arrogant, phony candidates.

Joe Buegler of OH 7:55AM April 29, 2008

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