Long poll waiting lines disfranchise more Obama supporters or McCain supporters?

[DerekJ]

Seniors, which are more likely to support McCain in certain important battle ground states, may not be able to bear a 3 or a 4 hour long wait, on the other hand, mothers (especially single moms), a demographic leaning heavily towards Obama may be unable to take that much time away from their children.

Which presidential candidate do you think would be more affected by the long wait lines? McCain? Obama? Or is it a wash?!

[TheCoxwain]

1. i think long lines are a feature of poorer higher density neighborhoods, that tend to vote Dem

[Occam Bandage]

2. Long lines are more likely in higher-population-density areas. Ergo, Dems lose.

[Goldom]

3. Hurts Obama more simply because more people are voting for him. nt

[Indenturedebtor]

4. Areas that vote Republican don't wait in lines

It's typically the poorer districts that have too few machines.

[stillcool]

5. who gets the newest voting machines..

the most voting machines per person, and is not densely populated?

[EC]

6. I don't know, logic tells me that Obama voters will do what they have to

do to get their vote in, whereas, mccain's aren't all that excited and may walk...

[DerekJ]

7. That's my sentiment too. Excitement level may help here. If not to drive people to the poll, at leas

to keep them there until they vote.

[NC_Nurse]

8. I think Dems will stay. Repubs know they'll likely lose and will give up more

easily. One good thing about a the youth support is that they have more staying power, lots of enthusiasm, and an iPod or phone to entertain them. :-)

[IsItJustMe]

9. I have a feeling that if the research is done this is mostly happeing in Democratic areas. Take FLA

for instance. Broward and Dade (Highly Democratic) have very few voting machines as compared to Republican areas. The state is controled by Republican cronies who get a say on where to put the voting machines.

For this reason, I believe, on a whole, that it is Dems who are being hurt by this.