Election 2012:McCain voters defecting to Obama are older white males

U.S. President Barack Obama (l) and Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney. PHOTO/File

(Reuters) - In today's highly polarized political environment it is somewhat surprising to find voters who backed John McCain in 2008 and now support President Barack Obama, but they exist.

Roughly 5 percent of respondents in Reuters/Ipsos polls said they chose the Republican contender in 2008 and will switch to Obama in 2012. This number peaked at around 9 percent two separate times over the

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