On Mon, 8 Sep 2008, an ABC News/Washington Post poll was quoted as saying:
> White women have moved from 50-42 percent in Obama's favor before the
> conventions to 53-41 percent for McCain now, a 20-point shift in the
> margin that's one of the single biggest post-convention changes in voter
> preferences.
That is just appalling. I hope that doesn't hold up.
Later on the poll write-up adds:
<quote>
McCain's campaign manager, Rick Davis, ignited debate last week by
saying that the election "is not about issues," but rather "a
composite view of what people take away from these candidates."
From the McCain campaign's perspective there's something there:
Among registered voters who care more about issues, Obama leads by
56-37 percent. But among those who put more weight on personal
qualities -- or who consider both equally -- McCain leads by almost
an identical margin.
<unquote>
Michael