---
"title": "McCain Corrals Supporters of his GOP Rivals"
"description": "McCain is winning 88% of those who supported his former primary rivals."
"date": "2008-08-18"
"authors":
  -
    "name": "Russell Heimlich"
    "job_title": "Former web developer"
    "link": "https://alpha.pewresearch.org/pewresearch-org/staff/russell-heimlich/"
"url": "https://alpha.pewresearch.org/pewresearch-org/short-reads/2008/08/18/mccain-corrals-supporters-of-his-gop-rivals/"
---

# McCain Corrals Supporters of his GOP Rivals

John McCain has been more successful in courting Republican voters who previously backed one of his GOP primary rivals (88% now support McCain) than Barack Obama has been in gaining support from former Hillary Clinton voters (72% now support Obama). Obama is attracting more Clinton supporters than earlier in the campaign (59% in May), but 18% of former Clinton supporters now say they will vote for McCain, 3% will vote for someone else and 7% are undecided. [Read More](https://alpha.pewresearch.org/pewresearch-org/pubs/924/presidential-race-draws-even)