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Election 2008: McCain and Clinton Are Neck-and-Neck

McCain and Clinton Are Neck-and-Neck

Arizona Senator John McCain has fallen nearly out of the top tier in the race for the Republican Presidential Nomination, but he’s still competitive in a general election match-up with Senator Hillary Clinton. The latest Rasmussen Reports survey shows Clinton with just a single point edge over McCain, 44% to 43%. McCain also trailed Clinton by just one percentage point in September and by two points in August.

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