What’s Missing from Democratic Exit Polls?  What are exit polls
for? When responsibly analyzed, final exit poll results-not the
early, leaked numbers that so often misrepresent outcomes-are
most helpful in determining not who won an election, but what
types of voters supported which candidates.  Exit polls have
identified Hillary Clinton's strong showing among women, highly
educated voters' affinity for Barack Obama, and confirmed
evangelicals' affection for Mike Huckabee. They've also shed
light on peculiarities such as John McCain's support among pro-
choice Republicans, even in Florida, when the nominally pro-
choice Rudy Giuliani was still in the race. Over 40 percent of
Sunshine State GOP voters believe abortion should be legal, and
McCain won more of their votes than any other candidate in the
race. Those folks need a political reality check; McCain's
opposition to Roe v. Wade is increasingly vociferous.  But
what's usually ignored is that Democratic and Republican exit
polls are quite different. Only Rep