In July, voters were asked how important it was to them that their candidate won the 2008 election for president. They were asked again over the past week…

Math 101…

Obama: 52% + 34% = 86% die hard support.

mccain: 48% + 34% = 82% die hard support.

I’m obviously pleased to see a larger percentage of die hard support for Obama. Will a die hard supporter turn out to vote? Who knows? Moreover, this chart lacks any sort of relevance until you consider this overly important swing state data…

In 2004, 33% of respondents identified themselves as a republican. In the same year, 35% of respondents identified themselves as a democrat.

Fast forward to 2008 – 36% of respondents identify themselves as a democrat and just 27% of respondents identify themselves as a republican. Yes, 27%.

No matter how close the “die hard” numbers are, none of that matters if you’ve lost 12% of your party. Good night and good luck as originally seen on BccList.com here…