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Joe the Plumber has hurt Obama in Florida, new poll finds
Make way Barack Obama and Sarah Palin -- it looks like there's another polling phenomenon in Florida: The Joe the Plumber Effect.
How Obama Could Still Lose
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Carol Platt Liebau: Joe the Plumber Hurts Barack in Florida
Townhall.com Blog's TownHall BlogThe most recent Mason-Dixon poll has McCain up by one in Florida. Of course, that's within the margin of error -- but it's also hardly the sign of a pending Obama landslide, as the press would have you believe. The problem for pollsters is that, at this point, no one is sure how to weight Democrat vs. Republican participation. How much of a partisan edge do Democrats have over Republicans? Not clear. But how that's calculated has a lot to do with what kind of results pollsters are getting. Put wrong information in, get wrong information out. Same goes for the extent to ...

McCain ad: “I am Joe”
Hot Air » Top Picks — ... and McClatchy . Spartacus II has begun driving voters back to McCain in Florida: Make way Barack Obama and Sarah Palin — it looks like there’s another polling phenomenon in Florida: The Joe the Plumber Effect. As he pounds Obama for telling America’s most famous handyman that he wants to ‘’spread the wealth around,” John McCain is improving his standing in Florida, with a Wednesday poll showing the Republican presidential candidate with a 1 percentage-point lead. … Not only does the economic crisis — a benefit to Obama — no longer lead the news casts, McCain has finally ...

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