Thursday, October 23, 2008

Alabama will vote McCain in 10 days

Alabama, a conservative Southern state, is expected to send it's nine electoral votes to John McCain.

Recent polls show John McCain at 55 to 62% support.  The most recent listed at Real Clear Politics, an AEA/Capital Survey poll from early October, has McCain leading with 57% support to Obama's 33%.

Alabama is a strongly conservative state with a history of electing Republicans to national office.  Many Democrats who are elected in Alabama are "conservative Democrats."  The Birmingham Times reports today that based on a recent state poll most voters will vote for McCain, but they also expect Obama to win the election.  51% of voters polled cited the economy as the number one issue in the election.

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