Poll: Democrats Might Vote McCain if Their Candidate Isn’t the Nominee
By Katharine Q. Seelye
New York Times blog
The increasingly ferocious standoff between Senators Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama could take a toll in November, says a new survey from Gallup:
“A sizable proportion of Democrats would vote for John McCain next November if he is matched against the candidate they do not support for the Democratic nomination. This is particularly true for Hillary Clinton supporters, more than a quarter of whom currently say they would vote for McCain if Barack Obama is the Democratic nominee.”
It looks as if some Clinton supporters are so opposed to Mr. Obama, and some Obama supporters so opposed to Mrs. Clinton, that those supporters say now that they would flee to the Republican before they voted for the Democratic rival.
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New York Times blog
The increasingly ferocious standoff between Senators Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama could take a toll in November, says a new survey from Gallup:
“A sizable proportion of Democrats would vote for John McCain next November if he is matched against the candidate they do not support for the Democratic nomination. This is particularly true for Hillary Clinton supporters, more than a quarter of whom currently say they would vote for McCain if Barack Obama is the Democratic nominee.”
It looks as if some Clinton supporters are so opposed to Mr. Obama, and some Obama supporters so opposed to Mrs. Clinton, that those supporters say now that they would flee to the Republican before they voted for the Democratic rival.
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