Why do people think he will win the white male vote in Illinois?
Because he's bound to do better than Kerry in his homestate, and Kerry only lost it by 3 points?
Interesting: He lost it by 7 points (53-46) ...
Exit polls both years were probably off. Lost by 3 points sounds like this year; Kerry probably lost it by 15 points or so in Illinois. Other state changes look really suspicious, like Rhode Island, and they should. MoEs are large.
Anyway...
This took me a hot minute, but here is the White Male Only map (according to CNN's exits):
Electoral Vote:
McCain 408
Obama 109
Tied 21
Popular Vote:
McCain 57%
Obama 41%
Others 2%
Barack would be screwed in the old days.
White Female Only map coming later...
Among other things, it shows how the Solid South didn't go away, it just switched parties.
