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Obama's GOP Appeal

Barack Obama may be struggling to peel Democrats away from Hillary Clinton's camp, but there is one segment of voters with which Obama appears to have, both statistically and anecdotally, a considerable advantage over Clinton and his other primary campaign opponents: disaffected Republicans. Jay Newton-Small just posted a smart piece on Obama's appeal to erstwhile Republicans in red states like Nebraska and Oklahoma and purple ones like Kentucky and Virginia. Check it out.

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