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The Obama Defectors
The Washington Post ^ | Nov 2, 2012 | Scott Clement and Aaron Blake

Posted on 11/02/2012 12:42:11 PM PDT by sitetest

Barring some kind of last-minute surge, President Obama is going to fall well shy of the 52.9 percent he won in the 2008 election. It might still be good enough to win, but it won’t be resounding.

But just who exactly has deserted Obama over the last four years?

Two weeks of Washington Post-ABC News tracking poll interviews find 84 percent of likely voters who supported Obama in 2008 support him this year, while 13 percent say they are switching to Romney and 3 percent are backing others or haven’t made up their mind yet.

The chart below shows the erosion of Obama’s 2008 coalition among many key demographics:

(Excerpt) Read more at washingtonpost.com ...


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Yep, we have all those factors, and a polling tie of 48-48...

makes a lot of sense, doesn’t it?


21 posted on 11/02/2012 1:48:51 PM PDT by MrB (The difference between a Humanist and a Satanist - the latter admits whom he's working for)
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...and the crowds listening to Zero’s speeches are down a mere 13%, don’cha know!

HF


22 posted on 11/02/2012 3:07:55 PM PDT by holden
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