ReCAL: Inside the Numbers

Some interesting exit poll numbers on yesterday's election:

Despite the governor's efforts to rally Democrats to his side, a quarter of liberals and at least 3 in 10 moderate Democrats voted "yes" on the recall, according to the survey of voters. Members of traditional Democratic constituencies — such as union members and Latinos — voted against the recall, but not in overwhelming numbers.

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Democratic Lt. Gov. Cruz Bustamante collected just under two-thirds of liberal voters, but won fewer than 3 in 10 independents and a small fraction of Republicans. He also garnered slightly less than 60% of the Latino vote — a smaller share than his campaign had hoped to win.

This is interesting, insofar at the LAT groper stories and Nazi stuff seemed not to have much of an effect:

People who made up their minds about the election in the last few days — when the campaign was dominated by allegations of sexual impropriety by Schwarzenegger — voted mainly for the recall.

This stands to reason:

Schwarzenegger, who attempted to rally support among Californians who have not participated in the political process, appeared to gain the most from first-time voters. Nearly half of them supported him, and nearly 3 out of 5 voted for the recall.

Source: Many Democrats Vote Against Davis and for a Republican

Posted by Steven Taylor at October 8, 2024 08:50 AM | TrackBack