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Prepare For Worst. Hope For Best.

by David Kurtz
10.30.09 | 10:37 am

Looking for signs that Democrats will do well at the polls on Tuesday? Don’t look to the White House, which is working hard to downplay the significance of a bad showing on Election Day.

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