Wake County Tops Politico Again

October, 31, 2008 , by Tim

On October, 21st, Wake County made the top story on Politico. Four days from the election, Wake County finds itself Politico’s top story again.

Excerpt from Politico:
Between Politico’s first Wake County poll and this one, Obama doubled his lead among female voters, going from a 5-point edge to a 10-point advantage, leading 52 percent to 42 percent.

With independents, Obama went from a 55 percent to 34 percent lead to an even more overwhelming 63 percent to 24 percent advantage.

And senior citizens, who initially preferred McCain by a margin of 51 percent to 38 percent, now narrowly supported Obama. The Democrat led by 4 points, 49 percent to 45 percent.

Though Wake County backed George W. Bush in both 2000 and 2004, analysts have viewed the Research Triangle area as potentially fruitful ground for Democrats, given the strong presence of African-American voters, college students and more affluent, highly-educated voters who tend to support Democrats.

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