CNN Exit Polls On 8: Is This the Bradley Effect?

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CNN Exit Polls on

            8: Is This the Bradley Effect?
       Exit polls
            conducted in California by CNN reveal more opposition for
            Proposition 8 than the returns are currently showing.
            According to their       figures, 52% of women and 52% of
            men voted against the marriage ban.     
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       Exit polls
            conducted in California by CNN reveal more opposition for
            Proposition 8 than the returns are currently showing.
            According to their       figures, 52% of women and 52% of
            men voted against the marriage ban.       Other interesting
            demographics:     
         72% of black women voted Yes.       
         51% of Latin men voted Yes, while 54% of Latin
                women voted No.       
         The majority of voters (66%) ages 18-29 voted
                No, while the lion's         share (57%) of those age 65
                and older voted Yes.       
         Higher-educated voters who had completed
                college or post-graduate         studies voted No, 54%
                and 64%, respectively.       
         Voters who had a high school degree or some
                college under their belts         voted Yes, 52% and
                53%, respectively. (Rachel Dowd, The
                Advocate)       

        
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CNN Exit Polls on
8: Is This the Bradley Effect?