Polls Fail to Paint Clear Picture on Presidential Race

From: NPR All Things Considered | Date: June 23, 2008| Author: MICHELE NORRIS | Copyright information


NPR All Things Considered

06-23-2008

Polls Fail to Paint Clear Picture on Presidential Race

Host: MICHELE NORRIS
Time 21:00-22:00 PM


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MICHELE NORRIS, host:

It's an axiom in American presidential politics. When a candidate secures his or her party's nomination, there's almost always a subsequent spike in the polls. The size of Barack Obama's post-primary bounce became somewhat clear ...

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