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Swing Voters Not Worth the Effort

Swing voters don't matter, but campaigns still chase them

By Gabriel Winant, Newser User

Posted Oct 12, 2008 5:56 PM CDT

(Newser) – Swinging both ways may be a thrill, but presidential candidates should still ignore it, Ezra Klein writes in the Los Angeles Times. Not only are swing voters "contemptible" for their prolonged ambivalence, they cost candidates millions of dollars in the election's waning weeks.... Read full story »

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