Voter generation gap pits old against young

Oct. 9, 2008

MIAMI BEACH, Florida (Reuters) - America's oldest citizens, who traditionally wield outsized electoral clout because they vote in the greatest numbers, are backing John McCain by nearly the same margin that the youngest voters favor Barack Obama.

Poll: Obama gains support in Iowa

DES MOINES, Iowa, Nov. 3 (UPI) -- Democratic presidential nominee Barack Obama has widened his lead over Republican John McCain in Iowa, a poll indicates.

Poll: Obama leads in Pa., Ohio; Fla. tied

HAMDEN, Conn., Nov. 3 (UPI) -- Democratic U.S. presidential nominee Barack Obama leads in the swing states of Ohio and Pennsylvania but is in a dead heat in Florida, a poll indicates.

Final Pew poll: Obama 52, McCain 46

WASHINGTON, Nov. 3 (UPI) -- Democratic U.S. presidential nominee Barack Obama holds a significant lead over his opponent, but the Republican is narrowing the gap, a poll indicates.

USA Today: Obama 53, McCain 42

WASHINGTON, Nov. 2 (UPI) -- U.S. Democratic presidential nominee Barack Obama leads Republican John McCain by 11 percentage points among likely voters, a USA TODAY/Gallup poll indicated.

Poll: Obama leads among likely voters

PRINCETON, N.J., Oct. 31 (UPI) -- Democratic U.S. presidential nominee Barack Obama has an eight-point lead over Republican John McCain among traditional likely voters, a poll indicates.

Palin impacts voters' decision, poll says

NEW YORK, Oct. 31 (UPI) -- U.S. voters increasingly say Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin isn't qualified to be to be vice president and is dragging the Republican ticket down, a poll indicates.

Poll: Obama leads McCain nationally

PRINCETON, N.J., Oct. 29 (UPI) -- Democratic presidential nominee Barack Obama leads Republican John McCain by three points according to one polling model and by six points in another.

Poll: Obama leads McCain nationally

PRINCETON, N.J., Oct. 28 (UPI) -- Democratic presidential nominee Barack Obama leads Republican John McCain nationally by 2 points under one Gallup polling system, and 7 points under another.

Poll: Obama leads in Florida, Ohio

WASHINGTON, Oct. 28 (UPI) -- Democratic presidential nominee Barack Obama leads Republican John McCain in the two key battleground states of Ohio and Florida, a poll indicates.

Poll: Obama has 8-point lead in Iowa

POUGHKEEPSIE, N.Y., Oct. 27 (UPI) -- Democratic presidential nominee Barack Obama has an 8-point lead over Republican John McCain among registered voters in Iowa, a poll indicates.

Obama widens lead in Virginia, poll shows

WASHINGTON, Oct. 27 (UPI) -- U.S. Sen. Barack Obama has opened an 8-percentage point lead in Virginia, a key battleground state in the U.S. president race, a Washington Post poll indicates.

Gallup: Obama 51, McCain 42

PRINCETON, N.J., Oct. 25 (UPI) -- Registered U.S. voters prefer Democrat Barack Obama over Republican John McCain by 51 percent to 42 percent, a Gallup poll released Saturday indicated.

New voters favor Obama, poll indicates

PRINCETON, N.J., Oct. 23 (UPI) -- Thirteen percent of voters said they will cast their first ballot in the 2008 U.S. presidential race, results from a Gallup poll released Thursday indicate.

Poll: Young voters favor Obama

WASHINGTON, Oct. 22 (UPI) -- People between 18 and 24 favor Democratic U.S. presidential nominee Barack Obama over his Republican opponent by a wide margin, an online poll indicates.

U.S. House candidates seek black support

WASHINGTON, Oct. 21 (UPI) -- At least 10 white Democratic U.S. House of Representatives candidates are counting on black voters to win in November, an analyst says.