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March 4, 2008
Primary: What the voters were thinking
Highlights of preliminary results from exit polls conducted for The Associated Press and television networks in today's presidential primaries in Ohio, Texas, Rhode Island and Vermont reveal some of the issues on voters' minds.
FRETTING ABOUT THE ECONOMY
The economy was big in Ohio Democratic voters' minds - six in 10 said it's the most important issue facing the country, more than said so in any of the other 25 Democratic primaries with exit polls this year. More than half of Rhode Island Democrats and nearly as many in Texas picked the economy as the top issue out of three choices. In Vermont, almost as many voters picked Iraq as selected the economy - the first Democratic contest this year in which Iraq was considered about as important as the economy.
HAIL TO THE CHIEF
One in seven Obama voters viewed Clinton as more qualified to be commander in chief; fewer than one in 20 Clinton voters said that about Obama.
WHO INSPIRES YOU?
Four in 10 Clinton voters in Ohio and Texas said Obama inspires them about the future of the country. Somewhat fewer Clinton voters in Rhode Island but two-thirds in Vermont gave Obama kudos for being inspirational. Obama voters were much less likely to call Clinton inspirational - about a quarter of them said that across the four states.
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