At the Starting Gate

With the political conventions set to officially kick off the general-election campaign, the race continues to be a closely matched battle between experience and new ideas, but few say the conventions will make much difference in their vote.

The Washington Post - August 24, 2008

This Story Support for Each Candidate Holds Steady Article \| DENVER, Aug. 23 -- Democrat Barack Obama and Republican John McCain are locked in a highly competitive race for the White House, with voters giving McCain a clear edge as a potential commander in chief but Obama a sizable advantage on economic issues, the subject of greatest concern to voters, ac... Washington Post-ABC News Poll Data At the Starting Gate		TOOLBOX E-Mail This Save/Share + Digg Facebook Reddit Twitter myspace The Washington Post - August 24, 2008 ¬es=With the political conventions set to officially kick off the general-election campaign, the race continues to be a closely matched battle between experience and new ideas, but few say the conventions will make much difference in their vote." onclick="if ( typeof otto != 'undefined' ) { }" onmouseover="changebg2('delicious')" onmouseout="resetbg2('delicious')" target="new">del.icio.us The Washington Post - August 24, 2008 \'),\'newstrust\'+(new Date()).getMilliseconds(),\'dependent=no,scrollbars=yes,resizable=yes,alwaysRaised=yes,status=yes,directories=yes,location=yes,menubar=yes,toolbar=yes,width=430,height=750,modal=no\'));ntw.focus();'" onclick="if ( typeof otto != 'undefined' ) { }" onmouseover="changebg2('newstrust')" onmouseout="resetbg2('newstrust')">NewsTrust Stumble It! COMMENT 0 Comments Your browser's settings may be preventing you from commenting on and viewing comments about this item. See instructions for fixing the problem. Discussion Policy CLOSE Comments that include profanity or personal attacks or other inappropriate comments or material will be removed from the site. Additionally, entries that are unsigned or contain "signatures" by someone other than the actual author will be removed. Finally, we will take steps to block users who violate any of our posting standards, terms of use or privacy policies or any other policies governing this site. Please review the full rules governing commentaries and discussions. You are fully responsible for the content that you post. Who's Blogging » Links to this graphic
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