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pollster.com - 8/27/2008

McCain, Obama and Clinton Favorability

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Hillary gave a truly terrific, gracious, unifying speech. It was better than Obama deserved given his recent treatment of her and her 18 million supporters. But her supporters know she had to do that. Many of us (hopefully enough to tilt the election) will still vote for McCain with the hope that Hillary will come back in 4 years and take the White House. We can't vote for a candidate who just ...

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