NC
Obama/Cain: 41/46
A new poll by the Civitas Institute shows Republican presidential candidate Herman Cain leading Democratic incumbent Barack Obama by five percent among North Carolina voters.
Cain is the choice of 46 percent of North Carolina voters if the election for President of the United States was today and the candidates were Herman Cain the Republican, and Barack Obama the Democrat. Forty-one percent said they would vote for Obama, and 10 percent said they are undecided.
Cain has the support of 81 percent of Republicans along with 50 percent of unaffiliated voters. Democratic voters would vote for Obama by a 68 percent to 19 percent margin.
“Just as is happening nationally, we are seeing a swell of support for Herman Cain in North Carolina,” said Civitas Institute President Francis De Luca.
Voters age 18-25 (52 percent) and 56-65 (50 percent) would vote for Obama if the election was today. Forty-four percent of those age 26-40 and 55 percent of voters age 41-55 would vote for Cain. In the key 66+ demographic, the margin narrows to 45 percent Cain – 42 percent Obama. Regionally, Cain garners the most support in Charlotte and the Piedmont Triad, while voters in the Triangle and Northeast are most likely to vote for Obama.
“To borrow a pun that is going around, this seems to be one HermanCain that Carolinians would not mind blowing into the state,” added De Luca.
The Civitas Poll is the only regular live-caller poll of critical issues facing North Carolina. For more information on Civitas polling see
http://www.nccivitas.org/category/poll/.
Polling - Civitas Institute
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