http://thehill.com/campaign-2008/emilys-list-poll-shows-obama-up-12-with-women-2008-08-26.html"EMILY's List poll shows Obama up 12 with women
By Aaron Blake
Posted: 08/26/08 01:20 PM
DENVER — Sen. Barack Obama (Ill.) holds a 12-point lead among women voters, a number on par with winning the general election, according to a survey released Tuesday by EMILY's List.
The Democratic presidential candidate led Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.) 51-39 among women overall and by wide margins among younger women. But questions remain about whether those voters will show up and if they will help a President Obama by also voting Democratic down-ballot.
EMILY’s List, which supports Democratic women for office, supported Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton (D-N.Y.) in the primary.
Women have generally favored Democrats in recent elections, giving former Vice President Al Gore and former President Bill Clinton double-digit victories in their demographic. Obama is on pace to replicate their vote share with women and build on Sen. John Kerry’s (D-Mass.) three-point edge in 2004.
Not surprisingly, Obama led most among Generation Y women — those aged 18 to 27. His margin with those youngest voters was 62-32. Generation X, baby boomers and seniors favored him by smaller margins in the survey, which was broken down into those four age groups."
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