>>>>>>>http://blogs.usatoday.com/onpolitics/
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>>>>>>>The Friday-Sunday poll, mostly conducted as Obama was returning from his much-publicized overseas trip and released just this hour, shows McCain now ahead 49%-45% among voters that Gallup believes are most likely to go to the polls in November. In late June, he was behind among likely voters, 50%-44%.
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>>>>>>>The title should be 'USA TODAY/Gallup Poll'
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>>>>>>I heard this last night. What I just found, thanks to your link, is that "likely voters" isn't people who say they plan to vote, but a more complicated measure. I suspect that in this election, it will turn out to be less meaningful than usual, as many people how are not generally likely to vote have been engaged this year.
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>>>>>>Tamar
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>>>>>It will be nice if we see the same turnout in the election that we saw in the primary... Unprecedented number of people voting for a change, regardless of which candidate wins the election.
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>>>>We'll see how many really want change. They won't be voting for McCain, that's for sure, other than him being Not Bush. I also expect a huge turnout in November.
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>>>>You want to know what I am really hoping? Yeah, I know, I'm naive (not being sarcastic this time). I just want them to run as who they really are. To me the appeal of both candidates was that they were their own men. They had something to say and the great mass of disgusted, depoliticized people in the middle of the ideology spectrum responded. They (we) saw a glimpse of something different, in both candidates. I hope it wasn't just an illusion. I hope we don't wind up on January 20 swearing in the guy who had cleverer handlers.
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>>>When does the rest of the world get to vote.
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>>> As George had quite a big impact on us maybe we should have a say in the replacement. :-)
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>>Most likely, you will get a say to elect tories in next elections.
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>I've suddenly come over all faint.
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>David Cameron (Current Tory leader) was told by a top city economist recently that the next election is the one to lose.

I am sorry, I am not quite familiar with your city economics. What exactly 'one to lose' meant?