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'Palin Factor' Levels Race

McCain tied with Obama in latest poll

By Peter Fearon, Newser Staff

Posted Sep 10, 2008 3:10 AM CDT

(Newser) – John McCain has erased Barack Obama's lead, transforming the presidential race to a statistical dead heat, according to the latest NBC News/Wall Street Journal poll. Obama's lead among women dropped from 10 to 4 points since August, which is largely attributed to Sarah Palin's popularity,... Read full story »

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