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Who DIDN'T vote for Obama & WASN'T part of history? WHITE EVANGELICAL CHRISTIANS!

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My emphasis ....

Evangelical Christians should hang their heads in shame!

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Who voted for Obama

By Steve Schifferes
BBC News, Washington

Senator Barack Obama won the election by gaining an extraordinary level of support among young people, African-Americans and new voters, exit polls show.

Senator John McCain maintained his lead among OLDER VOTERS and EVANGELICALS, but his lead among men evaporated.

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YOUNG VOTERS

Mr Obama had an unprecedented level of support among young people and new voters in the 2008 election.

He won the votes of those under 30 by an impressive 66% to 31%, much higher than in any previous election.

He also has a huge majority of those who voted for the first time, who supported him by 68% to 31%.

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NON-WHITE VOTERS

Mr Obama has succeeded in mobilising African-American voters to his cause to an unprecedented extent, although they were already strongly Democratic.

He won 95% OF THE BLACK VOTE, compared to just 4% for Mr McCain.

And he has also built up a big advantage among Hispanic voters, whom Mr Bush partly succeeded in winning over in 2004.

The Democrats led 66% to 31% among these voters, their best-ever result, compared to a 60-40 split in 2004.

Mr McCain led slightly among WHITE voters, by 55% to 43%, but Mr Obama cut the Republican lead among this group compared with the 2004 election.

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THE PALIN EFFECT

One group that Mr McCain has held on to are EVANGELICAL CHRISTIANS, who make
up about one quarter of the electorate.

This group voted by three-to-one for the Republicans despite attempts by Mr Obama to reach out to faith groups - little changed from the previous two elections.

Larry Sabato adds that Sarah Palin's nomination as vice-presidential candidate helped secure this group for Mr McCain.

However, she may have been a negative for his campaign as a whole.

Over 60% of those surveyed said she was not qualified to be president if necessary, compared with 38% who said she was.

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from http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/us_elections_2008/7709852.stm

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