Obama opens up lead over Romney with NASCAR voters: Another straw the wind? - CSMonitor.com
According to Zogby, Obama has a 7-point edge over Wilbur among NASCAR fans, 49-42. Which means what exactly? Glad you asked:
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Who are NASCAR voters? Well, the stereotype of conservative Southern rednecks is a bit outdated. Forty percent are women. More than half make $50,000 or less per year. Yes, they tend to be a bit older than the general population...[But] NASCAR fans four years ago tended to just lean conservative: 35 percent Republican vs. 28 percent Democrat
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In other words, a reasonable cross-section of lower-middle or working-class Americans who live in places like, oh, I don't know, Iowa? Ohio? Virginia? North Carolina?