A new poll shows U.S. Sens. Barack Obama, D-Ill., and John McCain, R-Ariz., leading among young voters in Wisconsin, less than a week before the state primary.
Blacks and young voters have consistently supported Obama, said Dean Debman, spokesperson for Public Policy Polling who conducted the survey released Tuesday.
According to the poll, Obama is ahead of opponent U.S. Sen. Hillary Clinton, D-N.Y., 57-37 percent among voters 18-29 years old.
Clinton campaign spokesperson Carly Lindauer said they are not worried about student support in the primary.
[Clinton has] seen a high turn out from students and young voters in other primaries and caucuses,"" Lindauer said in an e-mail.
Obama led Clinton 46-44 percent among all declared Democrats and 63-25 percent among third party voters, according to the poll.
Clinton plans on focusing on health care, the economy, tuition and the Iraq War, according to Lindauer.
Debman said there has been a recurring trend throughout polls during the current election cycle that ""the Republican turnout is depressed and the Democratic turnout is energized.""
McCain supporter and UW-Madison junior Mark Bednar said he does not expect a large student turnout for McCain. However, McCain is ahead with a 52-15 percent lead over Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee among voters 18-29 years old, according to the poll.
According to Bednar, McCain's focus regarding students in Wisconsin is tuition, the future job outlook in the state and health care.
McCain had a 64-25 percent lead over Huckabee regarding the economy and jobs, according to the poll.
The poll also showed McCain led all other age groups.
Bednar said because McCain has support among Wisconsin Republicans he would try to attract moderate or undecided voters.
