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The Exits: Virginia

04 Nov 2008 07:04 pm

Courtesy of CBS News: In Virginia: Obama won among women and split the make vote; he got 9 in 10 black voters; they're a little less than a quarter of the electorate. Among whites, nearly 60% are backing McCain -- that's eight points lower than John Kerry's number among whites.  Critically, more than 50% of Virginians said that McCain would continue President Bush's policies. About 40% of black voters and 20% of white voters said that race was a factor in their choice.

In Indiana, white working class voters backed Obama by 3 points; Obama has a lead among women; he's tied among men.

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