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Posted Thursday, May 15, 2008 1:30 AM

Crooks and Liars: The dubious reliability of running-mate polls

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A couple of the new national polls out today point to a lot of Dems who seem to think Hillary Clinton would be a fine running mate. The latest numbers from Gallup point to a majority of rank-and-file Dems who like the idea of an Obama/Clinton ticket. A new Gallup poll shows 55 percent of Democrats and Democratic-leaning independents surveyed think Obama should offer the New York senator a spot on his ticket. That number is significantly influenced by Clinton’s supporters — close the 75 percent of her backers want the No. 2 spot to be offered, while only 43 percent of Obama supporters feel the same. The poll comes as some of Clinton’s highest profile backers increasingly suggest Obama and Clinton should team up for the general election...
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