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New Voters Back Obama —if They Turn Out

Poll finds newly registered not motivated

By Peter Fearon, Newser Staff

Posted Oct 1, 2008 5:49 AM CDT

(Newser) – Newly registered voters could be a potent force in the presidential election, and heavily favor Barack Obama over John McCain, 61% to 30%, a new NBC/Wall Street Journal/MySpace poll finds. But getting them to vote may be a challenge, reports the Wall Street Journal. Most... Read full story »

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