February 9, 2008
Posted: 08:45 PM ET
Sen. Obama enjoyed a bowl of gumbo -- with hot sauce-- in New Orleans Thursday.
Sen. Obama enjoyed a bowl of gumbo — with hot sauce– in New Orleans Thursday.

(CNN) — The more likely a Louisiana Democratic presidential primary voter was to have been affected by Hurricane Katrina, the more likely they were to support Democrat Barack Obama over Hillary Clinton.

Among the 15 percent of voters who had been affected by the storm and said they had yet to recover, Obama had a 58 to 39 percent edge over Clinton. The 28 percent of voters who had been affected, but had since recovered, supported Obama by a slightly smaller margin, 54 to 43 percent. And the 55 percent who had not been affected at all by Hurricane Katrina supported Obama by the narrowest margin, 51 to 48 percent.

–CNN Associate Political Editor Rebecca Sinderbrand

Filed under: Exit Polls • Louisiana


Mary   February 9th, 2008 8:43 pm ET

Obama really doesn't deserve anyone's support - he has done nothing to show he deserves to get as far as he has. He talks a good game and people are buying it. That's it in a nut shell

Jo   February 9th, 2008 8:46 pm ET

Where is the Republican Results???

j, cleveland   February 9th, 2008 8:51 pm ET

This is absolutely outrageous. Way to give Obama the election and completely turning me off to politics. I'm 27, a male, a college student, and–shocker!!!–I fully support Hillary Clinton. I feel totally alienated by all this ProBama media crap. I can't believe you people believe that a large portion of the population is not going to be outraged that Barack Obama is getting the nomination in a totally undemocratic way by stealing all these caucus states. I don't believe all this hype about him, and I think he's just another totally fake politician. Alright then, here's to another 20 years without healthcare. Cheers!

Matt   February 9th, 2008 8:52 pm ET

Does CNN ever have any positive thing to say about Hillary?
I refuse to vote Obama in November.
I am sick of CNN's favorable slant towards Obama.
I'll vote for Hillary in November through a write-in if I have to.

Karen   February 9th, 2008 8:55 pm ET

Louisianna voters not being allowed to vote by provisional ballot. Secretary of State Elections Division advising voters to ask for provisional ballot, but poll workers will not hand them out.

Chris-IN   February 9th, 2008 8:55 pm ET

I'm no genius, but if Obama won all three groups, 98%, then doesn't that mean he's won?

Stan   February 9th, 2008 8:56 pm ET

Obama is coming like a freight train and Billary is stuck on the tracks!

Barack Obama Supporter from Lawrence Kansas   February 9th, 2008 8:56 pm ET

Tonight Barack Obama is winning all over the board, and CNN is letting Hillary get all this air time. The Virginia Primary is not until next week, and they are airing her speech. GET BACK TO OBAMA'S WINS!!!!!!!

Mel   February 9th, 2008 8:58 pm ET

Hey Katrina Victims

I know Obama gives you a new hope! Its NOW that He is our PRESIDENT of US!

Go O' Obama!

Independent   February 9th, 2008 9:05 pm ET

I like when the Clintons say "Obama was expected to win the state of ___ ." I hope they keep saying that until they quit.

AP   February 9th, 2008 9:09 pm ET

Let's make it 3 for the night!!!

Obama 08

Laura   February 9th, 2008 9:10 pm ET

Obama didn't support more funding to help Katrina victims.
Clinton voted for the funding.

Apparently, voters don't know what's good for them if they support someone who has shown them zero support.

John in Columbus   February 9th, 2008 9:12 pm ET

Hmmmmm….a three state sweep and among those Louisiana. Starting to sound like a come back story, or are all those voters just swept up by the stars in their eyes? Come on fellow democrats, back the best person, back the winner…back Obama.

LEYENDA   February 9th, 2008 9:12 pm ET

OBAMA ROCKS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Christian, Tampa FL   February 9th, 2008 9:13 pm ET

I'm not surprised. Obama has been talking about Katrina since he started running, and he'll be in a great position to do something about the problems in New Orleans because people will listen to him and he'll have the federal government under him.

Val   February 9th, 2008 9:21 pm ET

They have enough sense to recognize a good thing when they see it.

cole   February 9th, 2008 9:21 pm ET

there is one thing i want every americans to know and that is the whole world is watching and listening to this election process i am not an american but i watch and follow every election news.Its time to change the face of america i have respect for the clintons but i think it is time for america and the world to see a new face of america so please throw your surport behind obama so that we can give our kids hope that nothing is impossible to do in life.

Alison, FL   February 9th, 2008 9:21 pm ET

Nebraska, Washington and Louisianna???!!!….YES WE CAN!!!!

Kiki   February 9th, 2008 9:23 pm ET

Go Obama!!!!!!!!

Yes WE CAN!!!!!!!!!!!!

Katrina survivor   February 9th, 2008 9:25 pm ET

3 today, including right here in Cajun Country. 1 tomorrow. 3 on Tuesday. Then Hawaii and Wisconsin.

If Obama wins 9 more contests between now and the end of February, are pundits still going to refer to what will then be ancient polls in Ohio and Texas and say this race is "close?"

Get over it. He's going to win!

Go Obama '08!

al   February 9th, 2008 9:28 pm ET

way to go bama

Sara   February 9th, 2008 9:40 pm ET

I have to say I was a Hillary supporter til today, now I still love her and will never jump on the hillaryhater bandwagon..My two boys have autism and on Obamas website he has a detailed plan to help us. Autism is on the rise affecting so many families and hes the only politician to address this.I will be bhind him 100% if he wins the nom.

Lee   February 9th, 2008 9:42 pm ET

He is the man. He should nominate Edwards for VP..

OBAMA 08!!

Amy in Iowa   February 9th, 2008 9:46 pm ET

It started in Iowa, and even today in Louisiana, Americans have decided that they want Obama as their democratic nominee. Not status quo Hillary Clinton. YES WE CAN! Mrs. Clinton should do the right thing and bow out for the party.

leo   February 9th, 2008 9:51 pm ET

Why is it that all the presidential candidates has no original idea apart from Barack Obama? He was the first person to talk about change and change like an epidemic suddenly affected all the other candidates both Democrats and Republicans. Some of them started saying they are agent of change. I was sickened when I heard Mrs. Clinton saying the other day, “yes we can", a phrase common with Obama. During the CNN debate, I heard Mrs. Clinton using a word once used by Obama to describe Ronald Reagan which sparks off a wave of criticism from Mrs. Clinton and her husband former president Bill. The other day Mrs. Clinton shamelessly used the explosive word "Trajectory".
Does it mean that these old cargoes are bereft of vocabularies?

jojo   February 9th, 2008 9:51 pm ET

Go Obama!! He won my state Washington today too!!! I caucused for him today and I will tell you there is so much excitement and enthusiasm for this wonderful candidate. We had great discussions about policy existence and differences and most undecideds went for Obama. All Obama supporters should also send him a donation in honor of his great victories today!!

Ali   February 9th, 2008 9:51 pm ET

rumble young man rumble.

Anonymous   February 9th, 2008 9:52 pm ET

I wish the press would STOP trying to create racial tension amongst Blacks and latinos in order to get viewers. You will recall initial battles between Irish and Italians during early immigrations. This is similar. You do not understand the public, case in point all yor initial projections were wrong. You said Bhottto's death would affect voters, who would win after Iowa, etc. Lations are not as stupid as you protray. they are intelligent enough to vote on issues like all the rest of Americans. It happens they view Clinton as being more in tune, not becaseu she is white or as many of your hosts have stated, Latinos will not vote for a black person.

Plese stop trying to divide this country. Tobin corrrected you all on this issue during tonight's show

Marguerita Page   February 9th, 2008 9:55 pm ET

Sen. Obama is a wonderful speaker and his running for president shows on one level that America is trying to evolve both spiritually and socially.
However, by looking at his face you can tell that he was not raised in the 60's. We who were know how it feels to be hopeful, to think that America collectively is trying to live up to what it says it should be in the Preamble to the Constitution and then to see all those hopeful and brilliant lights get wiped out by the darkness of the ignorance that hatred breeds. Sometimes we get the "cart before the horse" in our excitement to see America live up to its glorious potential. We must remember that we can't put our garbage from yesterday under the rug and expect it not to stink. As a country we need to be able to recognize when the Constitution is no longer a viable covenant between the government and the people of this country. We need to demand the correction of some of the mistakes from our past so that we can get on the road to recovering from the affects of years of the abuse that we have allowed ourselves to take.
I t would be wise for Mr. Obama to be attentive to the reality of the varied states of the American social intelligence and more exciting to see Mr.Obama "watch his back." Being a child of the 60's it would be a comfort to me to see Mr. Obama be smart enough and alert enough to know what factions he may be up against in this country. If the whole "We the People" concept is going to survive we have got to stop being so naive about what is going on in America and its okay, we are growing but we must be watchful and careful. It is wonderful that we are trying but not wise of us who are trying not to acknowledge that America still has a ways to go in developing the spiritual and social skills that it will take to overcome the damage caused by the past. Protect yourself Barack, don't be strolling around scrolling through your emails like you don't know where you are. So go for it Barack, but don't forget to respect the lessons that the 60's taught us the hard way.

Enough is Enough   February 9th, 2008 9:56 pm ET

I just saw a photo of New Orleans, LA on CNN. There are still tarps on people's rooftops!!!!! This is 2008!!!! We are still funding the war in IRAQ, but people in Louisiana are still suffering? What is wrong with this country?

Please get Bush and Reeps. the hell out of Washington!!!!

Healthcare   February 9th, 2008 9:56 pm ET

90% blacks support Obama

In 2005, Bill Clinton worked tirelessly for a private fund-raising campaign
for victims of Katrina relieve (mostly blacks), now see what those Blcak
people are repaying him and his wife.

Concerned Mother   February 10th, 2008 3:08 am ET

If he wins, I'm voting for McCain come Nov! You people are so ignorant, Obama can talk but Mrs. Clinton has proven herself over and over again. And the other thing is that he is now talking policy which he wouldn't earlier in the debates, is a spinoff's of Clinton's! What a joke!

Karen O'Connor   February 10th, 2008 3:11 am ET

As a registered voter in the State of Louisiana.Lafayette,La. I have been voting in the same polling facility for 7 years. Today, much to my dismay, and with no notice many of my fellow voters as well as myself could not locate the new location in which to vote. There was no notice by mail, local news or the local newspaper.

As a result several voters , young and old were denied the opportunity to cast our vote and therefore feel defeated and cheated out of our right to vote. Thanks so much to the neglience of our local officals to notify these citizens.

GO FIGURE !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

rusty   February 10th, 2008 3:16 am ET

The greatest victory for Obama last night? He won the 9th ward, by a huge margin. Those poor people already had their "reality check" when Katrina swept over them. God Bless them, they chose Hope. Wake up America.

mary   February 10th, 2008 3:28 am ET

something just occured to me John Kerry also voted for the
war and he is buddy with Obama. I guess Obama dose not care who supports him. So he keeps on saying Hillary voted for the war what about Kerry.
some one should ask him why he took the endorsement from Kerry knowing
he voted for the war to.

master   February 10th, 2008 5:38 am ET

*Important*

I found Austan Goolsbee economic advisor for the Barak Obama campaign 2008 was apart of the secret Skull and Bones society, known for the uprising of many powerful constituents in the U.S. Also others as well as George H. Bush, John Kerry and George W. Bush to be apart of the same society, "The Brothers of Death" Do we as honest- hard working Americans hold this aside and look the other way? Are we going to throw all are freedoms to a campaign that in my mind could be the end of America? Im a 27 yr.old in a nation ran by an older generation, I have a dream that we will "all" have the same freedoms and to find satisfaction in our lives and to the next president I hope they have the experience and know what to do.

Terry   February 10th, 2008 5:43 am ET

If the exit polls were correct the final numbers would have been about 54%-44%. Yet the final numbers were 57-36. Once again the polls don't reflect what's happening.

Now the media will draw more invalid conclusions as to cause and effect. Bottom line is that Obama had an outstanding night across the country. People can try ans dismiss the trend but the bookies are the only ones predicting the election without bias. After Saturday the Senator from Illinois was a 3-2 favorite.

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