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To: pompsander who wrote (17087)	2/12/2008 7:37:17 PM
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Early Exit Poll Data in MD, VA By The Associated Press Tuesday, February 12, 2008 (AP) -- Highlights of preliminary exit poll data in the Maryland and Virginia presidential primaries Tuesday: ___ CONSERVATIVES AND EVANGELICALS Nearly seven in 10 voters in Virginia's Republican primary called themselves conservatives. Mike Huckabee won half of their votes, including two-thirds of those who called themselves "very conservative." Four in 10 Virginia Republican voters were born-again evangelical Christians, and they strongly supported Huckabee over John McCain. Huckabee won the votes of two-thirds of those who said they were looking for a candidate who shared their values. McCain won the votes of two-thirds of moderates and almost half of those who called themselves "somewhat conservative." Voters who said they listened to conservative talk radio were more likely to vote for Huckabee, while non-listeners tended to support McCain. The more often people listened to conservative talk radio, the less likely they were to vote for McCain. RACE AND GENDER In Virginia's Democratic primary, Barack Obama won among both men and women, even winning among white men. Hillary Rodham Clinton took her base, white women, getting six in 10 of them. Obama and Clinton tied among whites overall, giving Obama one of his best showings yet among white voters. Obama won the votes of nine in 10 blacks in Virginia. THE YOUTH VOTE Obama won the votes of eight in 10 Virginia Democrats under age 30. He did better than Clinton in nearly every age group, although Clinton had stronger support among older voters. The two candidates were about even among senior citizens. Obama won the votes of six in 10 white voters under age 50, while Clinton won six in 10 white voters over age 50. READY TO MAKE HISTORY As they helped decide whether their party will nominate the first woman or first black for president, more than eight in 10 voters in the Maryland and Virginia Democratic primaries said the country is ready to elect a black or female president. Democratic voters in Virginia were a little more likely than their counterparts in Maryland to say the country "definitely" was ready for a black or female president, rather than just "probably" ready. Those few Virginia Democrats who said the country wasn't ready for a black president voted 2 to 1 for Clinton, while those who said the country wasn't ready for a female president voted 8 in 10 for Obama. Blacks in Virginia were a little less likely than whites there to say the country is ready to elect a female president. THE ECONOMY Voters in both parties in both states most often picked the economy as the most important issue facing the country. Democrats and Republicans had very different views about the condition of the national economy. Half of Virginia Republicans and four in 10 Maryland Republicans said the economy was still in good shape, while nine in 10 Democrats in both states said the economy was in bad shape. In Virginia, McCain and Huckabee were about even among voters most concerned about the economy and about immigration, while McCain won among those voters who cared about Iraq and about terrorism. Among Democrats, Obama easily bested Clinton among voters most concerned about the economy. Clinton did best among voters who were most concerned about health care, but even there she didn't do well enough on the issue with Virginia voters to beat Obama. FIRST TIME VOTERS More than one-third of voters in the Virginia Democratic primary said they had not voted in a primary before, as did almost one in five voters in the Maryland Democratic primary. In Virginia, first-time voters were supporting Obama over Clinton in similar proportions to experienced voters.