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September 9, 2008

ABC News/WaPo poll: 'Post-Convention Contest is Even; White Women Shift to McCain'

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John McCain has breached the gap in the only demographic group where there was still room for significant movement by gaining the better boost out of the conventions, eroding Obama's advantage on change, improving on enthusiasm, moving away from George W. Bush and advancing among White women with the help of Sarah Palin.

Although the ABC/WaPo poll doesn't break down white women by political affiliation, the 20-point swing is split almost evenly between Obama losing 9 points and McCain gaining 11, and to accomplish such a major shift would surely include other than just conservative white women (HT - Allahpundit)..

The ABC News/WaPo pollsters report.

John McCain's taken the better boost from the presidential nominating conventions, eroding Barack Obama's advantage on change, improving on enthusiasm, moving away from George W. Bush - and advancing among white women with help from his surprise vice presidential pick.

Some of McCain's biggest gains in this ABC News/Washington Post poll are among
white women, a group to which "hockey mom" Sarah Palin has notable appeal: Sixtyseven
percent view her favorably and 58 percent say her selection makes them more
confident in McCain's decision-making. Among those with children, Palin does better
yet. And enthusiasm for McCain among his female supporters has soared.

White women have moved from 50-42 percent in Obama's favor before the conventions
to 53-41 percent for McCain now, a 20-point shift in the margin that's one of the single
biggest post-convention changes in voter preferences. The other, also to McCain's
advantage, is in the battleground Midwest, where he's moved from a 19-point deficit to a
7-point edge.

Clearly, John McCain's huge increase among women comes from his having picked Sarah Palin as his running mate, and although the pick alone may have been a strategic success, it was made all the much better by the fact that Sarah Palin is more than simply a politician - she is a phenom in her own right - made by her own attributes and talents.

Update: Related post - Is There A Tectonic Shift Occurring In America?

Posted by Abdul at September 9, 2008 4:55 AM

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