| Re: If McCain vs. Obama, 28% of Clinton Backers Go for McCain
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Originally Posted by Kandahar  Meh, that's just the sour grapes that comes with the primary season. How many Romney/Huckabee/Giuliani/Thompson supporters said that they would never support McCain? My guess is at least a comparable percentage.
But as soon as the primary's over, most of those same people STFU. | The analysis from the linked article said basically the same thing, but the headlines are much more titillating and gives us something to talk about...  Quote: |
Originally Posted by Gallup Poll Article These results suggest that it may be normal for some voters to claim early on in the process -- perhaps out of frustration -- that they will desert their party if certain things do not happen to their liking. And it may be equally likely that they fall back into line by the time of the general election. It is worth noting that in Gallup's historical final pre-election polls from 1992 to 2004, 10% or less of Republicans and Democrats typically vote for the other party's presidential candidate. |
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