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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
World
Daniel Nasaw

Poll: 'Excitement deficit' among McCain supporters

An AP-Yahoo News poll confirms what anyone who has been to both a McCain and an Obama rally have observed. Some key points:

38 percent of Obama supporters say the election is exciting compared to 9 percent of McCain's. Sixty-five percent of Obama's backers say they are hopeful about the campaign, double McCain's, and the Democrat's supporters are three times likelier to express pride.

More than twice as many Democrats than Republicans have gotten more excited about the campaign since the fall, 22 percent to 9 percent. Forty-seven percent of Republicans and 29 percent of Democrats express frustration.

Liberals are three times likelier than conservatives to be more excited than they were and twice as likely to be more proud. Nineteen percent of conservatives feel more helpless, compared to 9 percent of liberals.

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