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Dire Economy Boosts Obama in Swing States

GOP has hard time making case to worried voters for 4 more years

By Matt Cantor, Newser Staff

Posted Oct 5, 2008 9:25 AM CDT

(Newser) – As voters turn green over the shaky economy, the electoral map is turning blue, according to a New York Times tally. Barack Obama is hitting hard in nine states that George Bush took in 2004 and weren’t expected to be tossups this close to... Read full story »

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Dire Economy Boosts Obama in Swing States

GOP has hard time making case to worried voters for 4 more years

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