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Originally Posted by tmc
I was referring specifically to the Newsweek poll, as they did not break down the voting habits based upon education levels. If other polls breakdown by education levels that is one thing; Newsweek did not.
According to the link you supplied, the only cohort to show any real margin for Obama over McCain is that of post-graduate educated individuals, who represented 10.3% of the registered population in 2004, and about 11.3% of the voting public in that election (Census Bureau data). This translates into an Obama advantage of less than 1.5 million voters across the country (based on participation rates and absolute numbers from 2004); nothing to sneeze at, but it pales in comparison to McCain's edge in high-school-or-less-educated individuals of of 3.3 million for registered individuals, which is what Gallup claims to measure, and 2.7 million actual voters (based upon 2004 participation numbers). The data is a few months old in this Gallup poll, perhaps things have changed.
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FWIW, I also interpreted your remarks in the more general way Diogeron did, not just as being about that one poll.
Also it's worth noting that the overall tendency seems to underscored by the notable lead McCain has among the least educated.
Steve