What Really Matters According To the NY Times

At its generally killer primary/caucus info site, the New York Times has the following "profiles of the voters" for the two main parties. Note the most important factor, evidently, for each (these numbers are for the close state of Missouri, btw)....

Profile of the Voters

Democrats

Based on questionnaires filled out by voters across the state.

% of total		Clinton	Obama	Edwards
37	White men	48	39	6
43	White women	57	38	5
6	Black men	12	80	3
9	Black women	28	72	-
22	Independent or something else	31	59	3

Graphic: Complete Profile of the Primary Voters

Republicans

Based on questionnaires filled out by voters across the state.

% of total		McCain	Romney	Huckabee
28	Moderate	48	22	17
65	Conservative	25	35	34
54	Born-again or evangelical Christian	24	28	40
60	Candidate's position on the issues is most important	26	32	31
37	Candidate's leadership is most important	43	26	24

Am I the only one pissed off by this race/gender v. political philosophy dichotomy?