The Big Sort : rural pollhttp://www.slate.com/blogs/blogs/bigsort/archive/tags/rural+poll/default.aspxTags: rural pollenCommunityServer 2.1 SP2 (Build: 61129.2)Rural Voters in Battleground States Love Palin, Back McCainhttp://www.slate.com/blogs/blogs/bigsort/archive/2008/09/20/rural-voters-in-battleground-states-back-love-palin-back-mccain.aspxSat, 20 Sep 2008 22:43:00 GMTb38b617e-fbf1-4816-b2a6-f11ec83af8cb:3705Bill Bishop0http://www.slate.com/blogs/blogs/bigsort/comments/3705.aspxhttp://www.slate.com/blogs/blogs/bigsort/commentrss.aspx?PostID=3705Rural voters in battleground states support John McCain by about the same percentage that they backed George Bush at this point in the 2004 election. In September 2004, Bush held a 13-point lead over John Kerry among rural voters in battleground states....(<a href="http://www.slate.com/blogs/blogs/bigsort/archive/2008/09/20/rural-voters-in-battleground-states-back-love-palin-back-mccain.aspx">read more</a>)<img src="http://www.slate.com/blogs/aggbug.aspx?PostID=3705" width="1" height="1">MigrationPolitical SegregationGeorge W. BushBarack ObamaJohn McCainRural votersrural poll