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Exit Polls in Va. and N.J.: The Obama (Non) Factor?
Exit Polls in Va. and N.J.: The Obama (Non) Factor?
This post was written by CBS News' Jennifer DePinto and Fred Backus. As voters in Virginia and New Jersey headed to the polls today to elect their governors, Americans across the country were watching these off-year races for implications about the nation's mood heading into 2010. In Virginia, ...
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N.J., Va. Exit Polls: Most Say Obama Non Factor
N.J., Va. Exit Polls: Most Say Obama Non Factor
cbs2.com — Voters in Virginia and New Jersey headed to the polls Tuesday today to choose their governors, and... Americans across the country are watching these off-year races to see what implications might be drawn about the mood of the nation heading into 2010. (more) N.J., Va. Exit Polls: Most Say Obama Non Factor

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Hollywood Elsewhere — Election Exit polls are reporting that a majority of voters in New Jersey and Virginia, where Republican gubernatorial candidates won tonight, say that President Obama wasn't a factor in their voting. Obama is personally popular but people are feeling ornery. I get that. Tonight wasn't that big a deal -- certainly no national referendum.

The Election: My Two Cents
Marc Cooper — ... True, Barack Obama, was not the issue in either election.  But that's the crux of the problem.  Obama remains very popular and could probably win anywhere against anyone anytime between now and November 2o12. Obama, however, isn't running again until then.  Bill Clinton, I will remind you, was re-elected in 1996 -- two years after losing control of Congress to the Republicans and living with that reality for the near total remainder of his tenure. ...

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