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...pointed out that Obama won by virtue of higher spending and better organization. Well, yes - that's how elections are typically won. If that dynamic holds, along with the Obama campaign's ability to bring new voters into the process, Obama seems well positioned to make good on the poll-test argument that he stacks up better against a McCain candidacy...
...could be the Crimson’s (6-14, 1-3 Ivy) best bet to end their streak in the “L” column. The Bulldogs have not yet met the high expectations that were set in the preseason Ivy League poll, in which they were slated to be the second best team behind Cornell.Home court advantage, however, could prove to be the deciding factor in this battle between two teams itching to prove their worth—and Yale is not making it any easier. The team has scheduled tonight’s game...
...Saturday, the daily Le Figaro published a leaked private UMP poll of Neuilly voters projecting a Martinon defeat in the first round of balloting to a quixotic local independent Conservative candidate. The high probability that backers of candidates eliminated in the first stage would vote to defeat Martinon in the second, Le Figaro contended, meant "Sarkozy has hardly any choice but to pull Martinon" from the race. The risk of not doing so, the paper quoted a presidential advisor explaining, was taking a humiliating "slap in the face." Mindful of that peril, Neuilly's UMP brass teamed up with Jean...
...Mainly, Sarkozy himself - and his plunging approval ratings: a 22-point slide since his election, now whimpering at a mere 41% support. Growing discontent over his leadership has raised the threat that voters will use the nationwide municipal poll to rebuke their President. Should that happen, candidates considered Sarkozy intimates - including Justice Minister Rachida Dati, and Secretary of State for Human Rights Rama Yade - are at risk. But perhaps no one loomed larger as a target for anti-Sarkozy anger than Martinon. For that reason, the President must think carefully about appointing the person most frequently cited to replace Martinon...
...poll also sampled all voters' views of several possible vice presidential choices - and their various impacts on a potential race. According to the survey results, 62% of likely voters want Hillary Clinton to name Obama as her running mate. By contrast, only 51% of the same voters want Obama to return the favor. The same voters, by a margin of 55% to 11%, believed that Obama would help rather than hurt Clinton's chances were he to become her running mate. If Obama tapped Clinton as his running mate, that margin shifted, with 38% saying it would help his chances...