University of Pennsylvania Students Back Obama

a recent poll showed the majority of students supported obama over clinton. what's better, they say they're going to vote:

Among Penn students, 73 percent of registered Democrats favor Obama for the nomination, compared to just 26 percent for Clinton - who appeared in Colbert's show, filmed on campus, last night in an appeal to young voters before Tuesday's primary.

Penn's numbers are also comparable to statewide data - according to the poll, which also includes data from campuses across Pennsylvania, 71 percent of students supported Obama, with 28 percent favoring Clinton.

The trends revealed in the poll are not surprising for a college campus. Obama has won the youth vote in almost every state since the nominating process began in January.

But the poll did reveal that whomever they support, roughly nine in 10 students are paying attention to the election, with 86 percent declaring that they are likely to vote in the primary.

Obamacans

obama had support from red people, blue people, purple people, every people, in exit polls.

But there was a slight uptick in what the Illinois senator has dubbed "Obamacans" on Tuesday. Eight Seven percent of voters in the Virginia primary described themselves as Republicans -- and 70 percent of those polled voted for Obama. cnn

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next up, feb. 19, when hawaii (caucus) and wisconsin (primary) take their turn.