A recent TvPoll.com study found very specific results explaining the difference in opinion among men and women on possible presidential primary outcomes. This poll also examined how each party favored candidates of both democratic and republican parties. The survey, conducted from January 19-20, has the responses of 765 likely voters and has a margin of error of +/-3.54 points

There were four questions, particularly, that dealt with the issue at hand. The first asked respondents, “Thinking about Sen. Hillary Clinton, do you have a FAVORABLE or UNFAVORABLE opinion of her?” The options to choose from were very favorable, somewhat favorable, somewhat unfavorable and very unfavorable. The other three questions asked the same question and offered the same options but were asked about three other candidates: John McCain, John Edwards and Mike Huckabee. Twenty six per cent of respondents found McCain to be very favorable, 26.1 found Huckabee very favorable, 19.9% found Edwards to be very favorable and 19.1 found Clinton to be very favorable.

At the end of this instrument, respondents were also asked a series of demographic questions including gender and political party identification, among others. The majority of males, 30.1, who participated claimed that they felt Huckabee was most favorable. The majority of females seemed to favor both McCain and Huckabee equally with both candidates earning 27.1% of the share. Clinton received the highest share of men and female voters in this study. It should also be noted that 51.1% of males found Clinton to be very unfavorable and 46.3% of females found McCain to be somewhat favorable. Even though these numbers didn’t directly display the beak down of who is most favorable, it does show how a majority of males and females feel the strongest about.

This study also compared how people of each political party responded to this question. Each party showed a definite difference of opinion, unlike some similar studies. Thirty four per cent of Democrats found Huckabee to be very favorable, 31% of Republicans found Edwards to be very favorable and 27.4% also found Edwards to be very favorable. Edwards appeared to win over a larger portion of this comparison because he was found very favorable by two of the three parties. Further analysis will also point out that a great amount portrayed favoritism for McCain. Forty three to 51% of respondents from all parties claimed that they felt McCain was somewhat favorable. This could be an indication of what could happen to a shift in those that may be ‘riding the fence’.

Edwards was found very favorable when delving into party differences but Huckabee was found very favorable among both genders. The real conclusion may be that even though McCain is not a clear leader, he must be considered a force because he has been found to be somewhat favorable by the majority of respondents across all studies.

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