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No Clear Advantage

by Andrew Kohut, President, Pew Research Center Special to the New York Times

One of the more surprising twists in a surprising year is that despite the obvious Republican disadvantages in this election cycle, John McCain is matching up pretty well against Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton in tests being conducted by national polls.

Electability is an issue for Democrats, and one that both Senators Obama and Clinton are likely to use to woo the superdelegates. But our polling suggests that neither candidate has a demonstrable advantage to tout.

Read the full article at nytimes.com

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