Reply #15: Reasons why Kerry is supported [View All]

[Nicholas_J]

Voters: Older, angry at BushThe Associated Press
Updated: 6:49 p.m. ET Feb. 10,

2004Here's a quick look, based on NBC exit polls, at who turned out for Democratic primaries Tuesday and why they voted as they did:

WHO VOTED: Three-fourths of voters in the two states were 45 or older and more women than men voted in each state. About a third of the voters in Virginia were black and a fifth of the voters in Tennessee were black.

FINANCIAL SITUATION: Almost half of the voters in Tennessee said their financial situations are worse now than four years ago, while a third said that in Virginia.


http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/4234887/

Most of the supporters of Dean, Kucinich, and Clark are among younger voters, but the older voters lean heavily towards Kerry.

In most cases, older people arwe more likley to vote in heavier numbers, and right now voters older than 50 comprise over 65 percent of all of all voters, probably higher.

Older voters are more likely to prefer experience, electability, and how much a cnadidates past record actually matches up to their campaign platform.