McCain Voters Defecting To Obama Are Older White Males
Oct 19 (Reuters) - In today's highly polarized political environment it is somewhat surprising to find voters who backed John McCain in 2008 and now support President Barack Obama, but they exist.
Roughly 5 percent of respondents in Reuters/Ipsos polls said they chose the Republican contender in 2008 and will switch to Obama in 2012. This number peaked at around 9 percent two separate times over the summer, according to data collected since January.
Who are these defectors? The McCain-to-Obama switchers are 55 percent male, and 34 percent of them are 55 or older. (Overall, Obama trails Romney 34 percent to 52 percent among white men over 50.) About 72 percent of them are white.
They are largely from the East Coast; nearly 4 in 10 live in the mid- or South Atlantic. Nearly 3 in 10 finished their education after high school, and nearly 2 in 10 have a bachelor's degree.
Two-thirds say they are absolutely going to vote, choosing "10" on a 1-10 scale for likelihood of voting.
Hey, the article even says "Overall, Obama trails Romney 34 percent to 52 percent among white men over 50."... This is about the McCain-to-Obama switchers... I don't think, overall, that the "older, angry white-guy" vote is going to switch... On the other hand, the "older, angry white-guys" are dying off, and they aren't being replaced fast enough... In another 10-15 years, the teabaggers and "older, angry white-guys" are going to be history....
I don't think, overall, that the "older, angry white-guy" vote is going to switch... On the other hand, the "older, angry white-guys" are dying off, and they aren't being replaced fast enough... In another 10-15 years, the teabaggers and "older, angry white-guys" are going to be history.... 
