The Pew Research Center poll shows that, in the fall campaign, Hillary would run stronger among Democrats than Obama would. In fact, even though Obama has received about 600,000 more "votes" than Clinton in the primaries and caucuses so far, Clinton leads Obama by about the same number when only Democrats are counted. A conservative commenter, Daniel Larison, notes:
Most remarkable of all is that Obama is weaker among Democrats in all age groups than Clinton. He is four points weaker, and McCain five points stronger, among Democratic voters aged 18-49 than in a Clinton v. McCain race. The losses are even greater among Democratic voters 50-64 and 65+. Democratic defections increase across income groups as well. Obama does much better in the younger age groups among independents, but if the Democratic numbers are any indication this seems to have less to do with age than with style.
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