Nearly half of voters in both states said the Wright situation was very or somewhat important to their vote. In Indiana, nearly three-quarters of those who said it was important voted for Clinton - though those who said so and voted for Obama may have signaled approval of his handling of the situation. Slightly more Indiana voters said the situation was not too or not at all important and two-thirds backed Obama.
In both states, whites and blacks were about as likely to call the situation important. But whites were much more likely to vote for Clinton if they said so. Black voters made up a third of the North Carolina Democratic electorate but were only about one in seven in Indiana.
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Worried about the economy ","","","","", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "");
exitpoll_Ind[i-1].body = "The economy continues to grow in importance in Democratic voters' minds as the primary season enters its final weeks. Two-thirds of Democratic primary voters in Indiana and nearly as many in North Carolina said the economy is the most important issue facing the nation. That's more than have said so in 28 previous competitive Democratic primaries with exit polls this year.
Only about one in five in each state said Iraq was the top issue, and even fewer picked health care from a list of three issues.
Four in 10 Indiana Democratic voters said the economic slowdown has affected their family a great deal. Nearly as many said that in North Carolina.
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exitpoll_Ind[i++] = new Array("","
Racial divisions ","","","","", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "");
exitpoll_Ind[i-1].body = "A familiar demographic story unfolded in both states. Obama racked up some of his largest margins yet among blacks, winning nine in 10 of them, men and women. In Indiana, Clinton won about six in 10 whites, with no real difference between men and women. In North Carolina, she did a little worse among white men than white women though she still won both groups. The big difference between the states: Blacks were about a third of voters in North Carolina, only about one in seven in Indiana.
As before, Clinton ran particularly well among less educated, lower-income whites than those of higher socioeconomic status.
In both states, nearly one in seven whites said race was an important factor in their vote. Among them, six in 10 in North Carolina but eight in 10 in Indiana voted for Clinton.
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exitpoll_Ind[i++] = new Array("","
Can't get no satisfaction ","","","","", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "");
exitpoll_Ind[i-1].body = "A solid majority of each Democratic hopeful's voters said they would not be satisfied if the other candidate wins the nomination. Nearly two-thirds of Clinton voters said they'd be dissatisfied with Obama, compared with 52 percent in 25 primaries where the question was asked previously. About six in 10 Obama voters said they would be dissatisfied with Clinton as the nominee, more than have said that in any state to date.
Just how dissatisfied? A third of Clinton backers claimed they would vote for Republican John McCain if he faces Obama in November. One in five Obama supporters said they would vote for McCain over Clinton.";
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Crossover voting ","","","","", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "");
exitpoll_Ind[i-1].body = "Indiana's Democratic primary was open to all voters. About one in five said they were independents and one in 10 identified themselves as Republican. North Carolina's Democratic primary was open only to voters registered Democratic or unaffiliated; nearly one in five voters in that contest called themselves independents.
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Male vs. female ","","","","", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "");
exitpoll_Ind[i-1].body = "More than half of voters in both states were women, typical for Democratic primaries. About one in seven Indiana voters and slightly fewer in North Carolina were under age 30; about a quarter in North Carolina and somewhat fewer in Indiana were over age 65.
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exitpoll_Ind[i++] = new Array("","
Candidate's qualities ","","","","", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "");
exitpoll_Ind[i-1].body = "Obama was viewed as the more honest candidate in both states, while Clinton was seen as having been less fair in her campaign attacks. In North Carolina, more said Obama shares their values than Clinton does, but the two were viewed about evenly in Indiana. Voters in Indiana were split over which would be likelier to defeat Republican John McCain in November, while North Carolinians widely picked Obama.
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