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What's Up With the Prez Polls?

Expert explains why some surveys give Obama a double-digit lead

By Harry Kimball, Newser Staff

Posted Jun 29, 2008 10:20 AM CDT

(Newser) – Voter polls on John McCain and Barack Obama are all over the map: Gallup has them neck-and-neck, while LA Times/Bloomberg and Newsweek say Obama leads by up to 15 points. What gives? One expert says the latter polls relied too heavily on Democrats. "We... Read full story »

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