While Barack Obama's huge advantage among black voters virtually sealed his projected victory in Virginia, it is very much worth noting that exit polls show a greatly diminished "racial divide" in his contest with Hillary Rodham Clinton. While Obama's huge edge in the black vote was offset to greater or lesser extents by white voters giving majorities to Clinton, CNN reports that Clinton's edge among white voters in Virginia was a statistically insignificant 51 percent to 48 percent.
That also enabled Obama to erase another longstanding Clinton advantage -- among women voters -- that had helped her stay even or slightly better with Obama through the Super Tuesday primaries last week. CNN reported exit poll results showing Obama ahead among Virginia women voters, 58 percent to 42 percent.
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