Pet owners favor McCain

Finally, some good polling news for McCain.

An AP-Yahoo News poll finds pet owners favor McCain over Obama 42 percent to 37 percent, with dog owners particularly in McCain's corner. On the other hand, the poll found that among people who don't have pets, Obama leads McCain 48 percent to 34 percent. Other findings:

- Dog owners: McCain, 43 percent; Obama, 34 percent; Nader, 3 percent; other, 3 percent, undecided, 12 percent.

- Cat owners: McCain, 41 percent; Obama, 38 percent; Nader, 3 percent; other, 4 percent; undecided, 14 percent.

- More whites, 47 percent, own dogs, compared with just 24 percent of blacks. Whites tend to favor McCain, while blacks overwhelmingly favor Obama.

- Some 64 percent of dog owners are married, slightly higher than the overall population. The poll found 47 percent of married people own dogs, compared with 39 percent of non-married people. Married people tend to favor McCain.

Voters who like pets may identify with McCain because he has several, including two dogs, two turtles, a cat, a ferret, three parakeets and saltwater fish.

Obama doesn't have a pet, so the American Kennel Club is collecting opinions as to what kind of dog Obama should get.

 Image credit: Charles Dharapak, File / AP Photo via the Miami Herald.