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Romney Speech a Record Dud

Acceptance gets lowest ratings in Gallup history

By Rob Quinn, Newser Staff

Posted Sep 4, 2012 2:48 AM CDT | Updated Sep 4, 2012 3:17 AM CDT

(Newser) – Gallup has been polling on convention acceptance speeches since 1996, and Mitt Romney's has received the lowest ratings yet. Only 38% of those polled described his speech as excellent or good, compared to 47% who said the same about John McCain in 2008. (McCain... Read full story »

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Romney Speech a Record Dud

Acceptance gets lowest ratings in Gallup history

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