Poker Players Prefer Obama

September 13, 2008

According to DuplicatePoker.com, the majority of poker players are planning on voting for Barack Obama instead of John McCain. In fact, in a recent survey, poker players preferred Obama over McCain by 2 to 1.

Poker players surveyed said that they felt that Obama had the stronger ticket over McCain, with the number of Obama supporters increasing to a higher margin. Many of them said that having Alaska Governor Sarah Palin on the ticket weakened McCain’s stance with them.

As both Senators are known to play poker, this was a tough choice for some as they appreciate a candidate that has their same interests. They also said that being a poker player made them both strong candidates as poker players need to know how to read their opponents and make a decision quickly. They thought that this would give them an edge as president.

Some felt that race would affect the election – with more thinking that it wouldn’t than would. They felt that women and blacks would be the deciding factor in the race. They felt that poker would play a part, but not nearly as much as Roe vs. Wade and the war in Iraq.