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Politics : THE WHITE HOUSE
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To: DuckTapeSunroof who wrote (12589)12/11/2007 2:31:17 PM
From: Bill  Read Replies (2) of 25737
 
A candidate's meanness or affability is critically important in a general election.

The more likable candidate has won since 1980:
Reagan over Carter
Reagan over Mondale
Bush over Dukakis
Clinton over Bush
W over Gore
W over Kerry

Hillary will not be able to hide her true personality from the public in a general election battle against the more personally likable republicans. Huckabee and Mitt seem the most likable of the top 5 republicans to me.

In the primaries, issues and trust count more than basic likability. Although Obama's likability is putting him in position to pull an upset.
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