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Male US rock fans likely to vote Republican
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| Last Edited | Servo Apr 03, 2008 09:44am |
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| News Date | Thursday, April 3, 2008 03:00:00 PM UTC0:0 |
| Description | The Jacobs Media's Media/Technology Web Poll IV of more than 27,000 respondents cited stronger than expected interest in the November 2008 election among fans of rock, classic rock, and alternative radio stations.
It also found that John McCain, the Republican candidate for US president, was the top pick for the Oval Office for men and classic rock partisans - those people who tune in to stations playing music from the "original classic rock era" of 1964 to 1975, comprised of bands like Led Zeppelin, The Who and Pink Floyd.
Jacobs Media said the survey, conducted among 69 US rock-formatted stations in markets as diverse as Los Angeles and Knoxville to Buffalo, found 84 per cent of the respondents planned to vote in the November election.
"People are clearly engaged by this election, even rockers. A lot of stations tend to shy away from politics because it's so polarising, but this data suggests they'd better find a way to talk about politics this fall to keep listeners interested," said Fred Jacobs, president of Jacobs Media. He said the company threw the political questions in as an afterthought and was surprised by the results. |
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