gallup.com - 8/23/2008
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PRINCETON, NJ -- A sizable proportion of Democrats would vote for John McCain next November if he is matched against the candidate they do not support for the Democratic nomination. This is particularly true for Hillary Clinton supporters, more than a quarter of whom currently say they would vote for McCain if Barack Obama is the Democratic nominee. These conclusions are based on an ...
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Hillary Supporters Still Turned Off by Obama
Weekly Standard Blog —
... Although the Obama campaign likes to claim he's won over Clinton supporters, the fact is he hasn't. Polls done of people who voted for Hillary reveal only a small percentage of those who said they would vote for McCain back in March, April, and June before he secured the nomination have changed their minds. Just consider that 28% of Hillary supporters said they would vote for McCain in March, ...
PUMA Hunting
Daily Kos —
... Yes, they do exist, but in small, clustered numbers, and by all measures, they are an endangered species of voter. A March 2008 Gallup poll showed that 28% of Clinton voters would vote for McCain in the fall. Now, that same poll shows that number standing at just ...
Lola Adesioye: What Obama Must Do Tonight To Get It Right
Politics on HuffingtonPost.com —
... By the end of tonight, will the 28% of Hillary Clinton supporters who have said they'd rather vote for McCain be fully committed to supporting Obama? Will the still undecided voters be persuaded that he is their man? Will those who have had their doubts about who he is and his ability to relate to their values acknowledge that, bar the superficial differences, this man is as American as they come? Will the Republicans still be successful in calling him an elitist figure who is nothing more than a Paris Hilton type airhead? ...
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Obama's Convention Bounce
johnmccain.com 8/23/2008 — TO: Interested Parties
FROM: Sarah Simmons, Director of Strategy
RE: Obama’s Convention Bounce
DATE: August 22, 2008
Monday marks the beginning of the Democratic National Convention in Denver. A combination of ...
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rasmussenreports.com 8/23/2008 — Indiana is one of the most reliably Republican states in the nation, but it also neighbors Barack Obama’s home state of Illinois. Hoosiers still prefer Republican John McCain, but the race could be closer than in recent years, especially if Obama ...
New McCain ad paints Obama as spendthrift celebrity
politicalticker.blogs.cnn.com 8/23/2008 — New McCain ad again hits Obama on taxes.
(CNN) — John McCain’s campaign released its second tax ad of the week that calls Barack Obama a spendthrift celebrity who does not have to worry about a family budget.
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CNN Political Ticker 8/22/2008
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Wash Post Elections 8/23/2008
CHICAGO, Aug. 22 -- As speculation about Sen. Barack Obama's vice presidential pick reached fever pitch Friday night, Democrats agreed on one thing: Obama's flair for the dramatic is excellent.
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