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Election 2008: Best Candidate to Handle Key Issues
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Which Presidential candidate would do the best job resolving the War in Iraq?
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Candidate
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Total
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Republican
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Democrat
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Unaffiliated
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Hillary Clinton
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20%
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8%
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36%
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14%
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Barack Obama
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16%
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7%
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20%
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19%
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Rudy Giuliani
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15%
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26%
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6%
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14%
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Fred Thompson
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12%
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21%
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5%
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11%
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John McCain
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8%
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15%
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3%
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7%
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John Edwards
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6%
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2%
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2%
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4%
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Mitt Romney
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6%
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9%
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3%
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5%
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Some Other Candidate
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5%
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4%
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4%
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7%
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Not Sure
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12%
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9%
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10%
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18%
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TOTAL FOR GOP CANDIDATES:
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41%
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37%
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TOTAL FOR DEM CANDIDATES:
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42%
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37%
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Which candidate would do the best job when it comes to the U.S. economy?
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Candidate
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Total
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Republican
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Democrat
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Unaffiliated
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Hillary Clinton
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27%
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9%
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49%
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20%
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Rudy Giuliani
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16%
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28%
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7%
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15%
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Fred Thompson
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14%
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25%
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4%
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13%
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Barack Obama
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11%
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7%
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15%
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11%
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Mitt Romney
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9%
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11%
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4%
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14%
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John Edwards
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6%
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2%
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12%
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3%
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John McCain
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4%
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8%
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1%
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4%
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Some Other Candidate
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5%
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4%
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3%
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8%
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Not Sure
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8%
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7%
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5%
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12%
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TOTAL FOR GOP CANDIDATES:
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43%
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46%
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TOTAL FOR DEM CANDIDATES:
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44%
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34%
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Which candidate would do the best job on the environment?
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Candidate
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Total
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Republican
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Democrat
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Unaffiliated
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Hillary Clinton
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23%
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10%
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39%
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17%
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Fred Thompson
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13%
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24%
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5%
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13%
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Barack Obama
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13%
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7%
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19%
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12%
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Rudy Giuliani
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11%
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20%
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5%
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9%
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John Edwards
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10%
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4%
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15%
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9%
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Mitt Romney
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8%
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11%
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3%
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11%
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John McCain
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3%
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7%
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0%
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3%
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Some Other Candidate
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7%
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6%
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5%
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9%
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Not Sure
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13%
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12%
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8%
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18%
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TOTAL FOR GOP CANDIDATES:
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35%
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36%
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TOTAL FOR DEM CANDIDATES:
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46%
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38%
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Which candidate would do the best job on the immigration?
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Candidate
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Total
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Republican
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Democrat
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Unaffiliated
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Hillary Clinton
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17%
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3%
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35%
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11%
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Rudy Giuliani
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16%
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29%
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6%
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17%
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Barack Obama
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16%
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6%
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23%
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18%
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Fred Thompson
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15%
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27%
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6%
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15%
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John McCain
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7%
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10%
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3%
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8%
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Mitt Romney
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6%
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9%
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4%
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5%
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John Edwards
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5%
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2%
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9%
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5%
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Some Other Candidate
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6%
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6%
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5%
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6%
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Not Sure
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12%
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8%
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11%
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16%
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TOTAL FOR GOP CANDIDATES:
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44%
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45%
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TOTAL FOR DEM CANDIDATES:
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38%
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34%
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Which candidate would be best at restoring the nation's optimism?
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Candidate
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Total
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Republican
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Democrat
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Unaffiliated
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Rudy Giuliani
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21%
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33%
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8%
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23%
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Barack Obama
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21%
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8%
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28%
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25%
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Hillary Clinton
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19%
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7%
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35%
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13%
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Fred Thompson
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14%
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25%
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5%
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13%
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John Edwards
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7%
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3%
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11%
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5%
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Mitt Romney
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6%
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10%
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2%
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5%
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John McCain
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3%
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6%
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3%
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2%
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Some Other Candidate
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3%
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3%
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2%
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5%
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Not Sure
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6%
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5%
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6%
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9%
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TOTAL FOR GOP CANDIDATES:
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44%
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43%
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TOTAL FOR DEM CANDIDATES:
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47%
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43%
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