Women, ex-Clinton backers flock to Obama

Published November 5, 2008 5:00am ET



Many of Hillary Clinton’s voters vowed they would never support him, but Democrat Barack Obama on Tuesday far outpaced Republican John McCain among female voters and former Clinton backers, according to exit polling.

Among Democrats overall who supported Clinton, 84 percent told pollsters on Election Day they voted for Obama, while 15 percent said they voted for McCain, according to data compiled by CNN.

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