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If the 2008 presidential election were being held today, for whom would you vote? (Among likely voters)
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60%

of moderates voted for Obama, the highest proportion a Democrat has won in modern exit polling.

54%

of veterans voted for McCain.

NOTE: Movable voters are those who said they could change their minds or have yet to select a candidate.
SOURCE: This Washington Post-ABC News tracking poll is a four-night rolling average of telephone interviews with a random national sample of approximately 1,900 likely voters. Interviews are conducted on landline and cellular telephones. The poll started on Oct. 16 and runs through Nov. 3. The results from the full poll have a margin of sampling error of plus or minus 2.5 percentage points. Error margins for subgroups are larger.

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  • Sep 26
    Presidential Debate
    Location: The University of Mississippi, Oxford, Miss.
    Moderator: Jim Lehrer, Executive Editor and Anchor, The NewsHour, PBS
  • Oct 2
    Vice Presidential Debate
    Location: Washington University, St. Louis, Mo.
    Moderator: Gwen Ifill, Senior Correspondent, The NewsHour, and Moderator and Managing Editor, Washington Week, PBS
  • Oct 7
    Presidential Debate (town meeting)
    Location: Belmont University, Nashville, Tenn.
    Moderator: Tom Brokaw, Special Correspondent, NBC News
  • Oct 15
    Presidential Debate
    Location: Hofstra University, Hempstead, N.Y.
    Moderator: Bob Schieffer, CBS News Chief Washington Correspondent, and Host, Face the Nation
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Democrats gathered in Denver Aug. 25-28 to formally nominate Barack Obama and Joe Biden for President and Vice President.
 
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Republicans gathered in St. Paul, Minn., Sept. 1-4 to formally nominate John McCain and Sarah Palin for President and Vice President.
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Supreme Court to Review Restrictions on Corporate Spending in Federal Elections (By Robert Barnes, June 30, 2009)
Iran's Ahmadinejad Demands Apology From Obama (By Thomas Erdbrink and William Branigin, June 26, 2009)
South Carolina Governor Sanford Says He'll Repay Cost of 2008 Argentina Trip (By Philip Rucker and Carol D. Leonnig, June 26, 2009)
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The Take: GOP Comeback Limited by Demographics, Political Forces (By Dan Balz, June 14, 2009)
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Franken's Lead Grows In Minn.'s Senate Race (By Perry Bacon Jr., April 8, 2009)
Absentee Ballots to Decide N.Y. House Race (By Keith B. Richburg and Paul Kane, April 1, 2009)
Minnesota Judges Limit Recount in Senate Race (April 1, 2009)
Executives Lay Out Compromise to 'Card Check' Labor Bill (By Alec MacGillis, March 22, 2009)
Decision on Minnesota Senate Seat Goes to Panel of Judges (By Peter Slevin, March 21, 2009)
'Hillary: The Movie' to Get Supreme Court Screening (By Robert Barnes, March 15, 2009)
The Conservatives' 'Cleansing' Moment (By Joel Achenbach, March 1, 2009)
After Standoff, Calif. Reaches Budget Deal (By Karl Vick, Feb. 20, 2009)
Despite Listing, Donors Don't Work for Firm Being Probed (By Carol D. Leonnig, Feb. 14, 2009)
Republicans See Long-Term Victory in Defeat on Stimulus Plan (By Alec MacGillis and Perry Bacon Jr., Feb. 9, 2009)
Steele Wins Election, Becomes Republican National Committee's First Black Chairman (By Perry Bacon Jr., Jan. 31, 2009)
Obama's $100,000-Plus Donors Were Able to Give to Several Entities (By Kimberly Kindy and Sarah Cohen, Jan. 18, 2009)
Franken Win Certified, but Senate Will Delay Seating (By Chris Cillizza, Jan. 6, 2009)
Tone May Be Key to Obama's Agenda (By Shailagh Murray and Paul Kane, Jan. 4, 2009)
Six Are Vying to Become Next RNC Chairman (By Perry Bacon Jr., Jan. 3, 2009)
Holidays, Court Ruling Will Further Extend Minn. Senate Recount (By Paul Kane, Dec. 19, 2008)
Pressing the Question (By Howard Kurtz, Dec. 12, 2008 9:52 a.m.)
Cao's Upset of Rep. Jefferson in Louisiana Gives Republicans a New Hero (By Paul Kane, Dec. 9, 2008)
Final Fundraising Tally for Obama Exceeded $750 Million (By Alec MacGillis and Sarah Cohen, Dec. 6, 2008)
In a Cold Garage, Minnesota's Senate Recount Drags On (By Eli Saslow, Dec. 5, 2008)
Outside Applicants Urged for Aid Office (By Mary Pat Flaherty, Dec. 3, 2008)
Republican Chambliss Wins Georgia Runoff (By Perry Bacon Jr., Dec. 3, 2008)
A Question of Justice (By Howard Kurtz, Nov. 20, 2008 9:44 a.m.)
Sen. Ted Stevens Loses Reelection Bid (By Paul Kane, Nov. 19, 2008)
Clinton Among Top Picks For State (By Anne E. Kornblut and Michael D. Shear, Nov. 15, 2008)
Democrats Cling to Hope For 60 Seats in the Senate (By Paul Kane, Nov. 14, 2008)
Obama Enters Georgia Race, Symbolically (By Paul Kane, Nov. 12, 2008)
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