From the PubDef archive — published October 23, 2008, restored 2026. Links and embedded media may point to archived copies.
Barack Obama gaining ground among whites
Filed Thursday, October 23, 2008 at 12:00 PM
A recent New York Times/CBS poll found that for the first time, white voters are evenly divided between John McCain and Barack Obama, and Obama is faring better than his party’s recent candidates among that demographic.
Among Total Whites:
John McCain – 46% (last week: 54%)
Barack Obama – 45% (last week: 39%)
The last Democrat to win a majority of white voters was Lyndon B. Johnson.
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