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To: JohnM who wrote (90802)	10/19/2008 4:38:49 PM
From: biotech_bull	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 541922

John, The RW attack machine will come out in full force soon, but here is Gingrich conceding this is huge. And there is a little blurb on the Bradley effect as well. Former House Speaker Says General's Endorsement 'Eliminated Experience Argument' By MARY BRUCE Oct. 19, 2008 Former Republican Speaker of the House Newt Gingrich reacted this morning to Colin Powell's endorsement of Sen. Barack Obama, D-Ill., arguing, "What that just did in one sound bite... is it eliminated the experience argument." abcnews.go.com

To: JohnM who wrote (90802)	10/19/2008 4:39:39 PM
From: thames_sider	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 541922

Meanwhile, here's a graphic that Obama's campaign probably ought to post as an ad and just leave there without comment for 29 seconds before saying "Vote Democrat". I know, I know, many other variables etc. But it's still striking. Particularly interesting perhaps is that although the Republican average is lower, their median performance if they do manage to do well is better than any bar Clinton. It's as though they're leveraged, maybe <gg> Meanwhile, clearly you'll never lose with a Democrat... <edit> Forgot - here's the source: nytimes.com