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Steven Waldman
The Incredible Shrinking God Gap
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swaldman
The final exit polls pointed to a stunning conclusion: one ingredient to Obama’s victory was improvement among the most devoutly religious voters. Obama got 43% of weekly church-goers vs. 55% for McCain. In 2004, Bush got 61% vs. 39% for Kerry. What this means is that Bush beat Kerry by roughly 27 million among weekly…
Did Turnout Really Go Up?
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swaldman
By my count, about 118,343,530 votes have been counted so far (95% of the precincts). In 2004, 121,480,019 voted. Am I missing something, or did Obama win despite NOT dramatically increasing turnout? And what about all those long lines??? Surely, I must have missed something… UPDATE: Politico is reporting (and many other blogs are picking…
The Faith Factor 2008 vs. 2004 — Exit Polls
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swaldman
Thoughts
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swaldman
Obama’s speech was so different from Bush’s or Clinton’s when they won. He did not seem jubilant. He seemed touched, moved, somber and deeply humbled…. Obama was won Virginia, the Capitol of the Confederacy… He’s the first non-Southern Democrat to win the White House in 48 years…. The first non-Southern Democrat to win more than…
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