Obama took Iowa and Missouri in squeakers, while McCain did the same in North Dakota. All of these are quite possible. However,
The Democratic candidate had a few startling triumphs — such as sweeping the vote in the Republican slate’s two home states of Alaska and Arizona, registering a big win in Georgia, receiving 82% of the student vote in Nevada, gaining a 34-point win in Mississippi, and logging a 10% victory over McCain in George W. Bush’s home state of Texas.
Yeah, right.
Some locker room material for us locals:
McCain won Minnesota and New Hampshire, each by a surprisingly wide 8 points
Bottom line: Don’t let up!
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Younger Americans (who are likely to be raising kids now) are lopsidedly Democratic. So maybe the Weekly Reader poll is less of a surprise than the Nickelodeon Kids’ poll.