Exits: 54% Believe Obama Will Get The Nod

Exit polls posted by MSNBC also show...

-- Clinton leads by 16% among union households, which make 31% of voters. Obama meanwhile leads by 2% among non-union households.

-- Clinton leads by 16% among the 37% of voters who are gun owners.

-- 54% of voters believe Clinton is honest and trustworthy, while 67% say the same about Obama.

-- Two-thirds, 67%, believe Clinton attacked Obama unfairly, while just half, 49%, believe Obama attacked Clinton unfairly.

-- 54% of voters believe Obama will get the Dem nod, while just 43% think it will be Clinton.

-- Nearly half, 49% of voters, say change is most important quality to their vote – a group which broke 71-29% in Obama’s favor. Clinton, however, leads among the 26% of voters who chose experience, 93-6%.

-- A nearly equal number of voters say each candidate is “in touch with people like you” – 64% for Clinton and 65% for Obama.

-- Obama leading 69-31% in the Philadelphia area, and Clinton leading 61-38% in the Pittsburgh area.

-- Clinton leads by 13% among the 54% of voters who said the economy was the top issue facing the U.S. She also leads by 4% among the 13% selecting health care, while Obama leads by 14% among the 28% who said Iraq was most important.

-- About nine in 10 voters, 89%, think the U.S. economy is in a recession.

(Matthew Gottlieb)