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McCain Holds Significant Lead In Palmetto State

SurveyUSA Breaking News - 09/24/08 09:42 AM

In an election for President of the United States in South Carolina today,  six weeks from the vote, Republican John McCain defeats Republican Barack Obama by 19 points, 58% to 39%, according to this latest exclusive WCSC-TV poll conducted by SurveyUSA.

McCain takes a majority of votes among men and women, young and old, and in all regions of the state. McCain wins white voters 3:1; Obama wins black voters 10:1. 13% of Democrats cross over to vote for McCain; 5% of Republicans cross over to vote for Obama. Independents break 2:1 for McCain. McCain takes 89% of conservative votes; Obama takes 77% of liberal votes; moderates split evenly.

McCain wins college graduates by 30 points, those who did not attend college by 9 points. McCain wins those with household incomes greater than $50,000 by 34 points; Obama wins low-income households by 5 points.

You can see full results of this poll here .


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