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Originally Posted by Willravel
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Wow, that is pretty damn awesome. I've read all the exit poll data before, but it's still very interesting to see it arranged like that.
Pretty incredible to see the overall demographic differences, and the regional preferences as well.
The shift in preference according to age is pretty encouraging. I definitely think we'll have a minority president in our lifetime, but I still have doubts about one in our grandparents' lifetime. Old people love to vote, and there are a damn lot of them.
One other thing... the fact that the less educated people preferred Clinton over Obama has me somewhat worried. Educated people would probably be more likely to base their vote on logic, while less educated people would probably base it on emotion or previous biases. So if those Clinton voters feel somehow cheated or wronged... are they smart enough to realize how irrational it is to vote for McCain over Obama just because Clinton lost? I think Obama supporters would generally notice that and shift their support to Clinton, but I have some doubts about Clinton supporters doing the same for Obama.