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...contrast, only 19 percent of McCain supporters had similarly-negative feelings about Obama’s selection of Delaware Senator Joe Biden for his vice-presidential running mate. But of the 95 percent of students who have decided on a presidential candidate, almost a third said that vice-presidential choice bore on their decision...
...contrast to other years, we wanted to branch out into other fields like psychology, environmental science, and physics,” association board member Carol Y. Suh ’11 said. “It was about showing students the diversity of research...
...Dole, by contrast, faced numbers much more dire than McCain in the final weeks of his race. A 1996 Gallup tracking poll found Dole with just 35% of the national popular vote on the eve of election, compared to 51% for Clinton and 8% for Ross Perot. On election day, Dole carried 19 states and 41% of the vote, compared to Clinton's 31 states and 49% share...
...McCain's campaign here, by contrast, is notably weak, a sign of how the GOP has long taken Indiana for granted. It hasn't opened a single campaign office, and the Indiana Republican Party's local offices are managing McCain's outreach efforts. Republicans spent an estimated $336,000 on television ads between in late October. "You can't turn on the TV without seeing Barack Obama," observed Tami Meisler, a 37-year-old medical technician who waited four hours in near-freezing temperatures to get a seat inside the Coliseum here. In recent weeks, the Republicans have been relying...
...Nevada, by contrast, Obama has seen his overall lead grow from a 4-point margin in late August to a 7-point margin in the latest TIME/CNN poll. Most of that growth, the data show, comes from independents, white men and voters making less than $50,000 a year. McCain's overall support in the state - 45% - is only 1 point higher than it was two months...