The ACTUAL percentages, and how to read CNN's exit polls.

[CitizenRob]

Okay, so the people saying 67% of dems voted for Hillary in Texass are wrong.

http://www.cnn.com/ELECTION/2008/primaries/results/epolls/#TXDEM (go to page 4)

Here is how the numbers break down.

VOTE BY PARTY CLINTON OBAMA
DEMOCRAT 67% 54% 45%
REPUTRID 9% 47% 52%
INDiots 24% 49% 48%


So, how do you read these numbers?

The first column of percentages is the percent total for each party's registered voters voting on a Dem ticket. So 67% is actually the TOTAL number of dems voting on democratic ballots. 9% of dem ballots were voted on by Republicans, and 24% of dem ballots were voted on by independents.


Columns 2 and 3 are then the break down of the FIRST columns percentage. So of ALL the democrats who voted on a Dem ballot, 54% voted for Clinton, and 45% for Obama (a clear victory.) Of the Republicans who voted on Dem ballots 47% voted for Clinton and 52% for Obama. Independents of which 24% of Dem ballots voted 49% clinton, and 48% obama.

THAT is how you read those numbers.

[Kurt_and_Hunter]

1. That 's amazing that she won independents. (in the exit poll)

[jsamuel]

2. wow, yeah

[CitizenRob]

3. By 1%, Independents are really split.

[jsamuel]

4. but that is a contrast to every other state recently

he has been winning them like 60-40 at least

[LisaL]

5. So, in fact, all those claims that Obama and Obama only

will bring in independents don't seem to hold true. At least in OH.

[CitizenRob]

6. That was texas.

I haven't seen the OH numbers.

[LisaL]

7. O'key. At least for Texas. It's very late.