Does Nader hurt McCain in PA?
By Wally EdgeIn addition to showing U.S. Sen. Barack Obama (D-Ill.) with a 5 point advantage (48 percent to 43 percent) over U.S. Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.), today's TIME/CNN poll also suggests that Obama's chances in the Keystone State may be boosted by the presence of third-party candidates on the ballot.
When voters were asked to choose among Obama, McCain and three third-party candidates, the Democrat's 5 point lead grew to 9 percentage points.
Obama leads McCain 47 percent to 38 percent, while independent candidate Ralph Nader attracts 7 percent of the vote and Libertarian candidate Bob Barr drew an additional 1 percent.
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It's very impressive that
It's very impressive that Ralph Nader has managed to garner that much support considering the media has essentially blocked him out or ridiculed him since his campaign began.
GOP tactics
Please cover the GOP's Stalinist attempt to take Barr off the ballot in Pennsylvania.
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