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North Carolina and Ohio Exit Poll Highlights

04 Nov 2008 07:38 pm

Some exit poll data from North Carolina: 11% of NC voters are new; three out of four are supporting Obama. African American turnout is a lower share of the electorate; 22% in 2008, but Obama's getting 97% among them. McCain is winning white voters by a share of two to one; late deciders broke toward Obama.

In Ohio -- more than 85% say they're worried about the economy; only 16% of Clinton voters are supporting McCain; The share of the black turnout is higher than in 2004; Obama's getting 98% of them. White men and white women are backing McCain -- but very narrowly -- only by three to four points in the exit polls. Obama lost non-college white makes by nine points -- that's an improvement over John Kerry's performance.

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