CNN Calls Pennsylvania For Clinton: White, Female And Late-Deciding Voters Went For Hillary
Interesting…
(CNN) — CNN just called the Pennsylvania primary race for Hillary Clinton. How did she win?
Her clear support from white voters and women. Both groups constituted large majorities in Tuesday’s primary, and both voted for Clinton handily.
Whites made up over 80 percent of Pennsylvania Democrats. Clinton bested Obama among those voters by 20 points, 60 to 40 percent.
Women also constituted a clear majority of Pennsylvania primary voters – 56 percent. They voted for Clinton by a 12-point margin, 56 to 44 percent.
Another reason Clinton won? She beat Obama easily among late-deciders. Those voters who decided in the last three days went for the New York senator by a 15-point margin, 57 percent to 42 percent.
The late-deciding voters are the most interesting aspect, and perhaps a harbringer of things to come for Obama. His supporters are quick to claim that the Wright/Ayers/"bitter" comments scandals didn’t hurt their candidate, but clearly they had an impact on voters in Pennsylvania.
Even if Obama wins the primary, and that’s still likely, there are masses of general election voters who haven’t been paying close attention to the primaries. Meaning there are big new audiences out there for Obama’s Wright/Ayers/Rezko/"bitter" scandals to play to. And I don’t think those topics are going to sit well with those voters.
Obama can win the Democrat nomination, but he’s toast in terms of the general election.













