[Publib] Tight Race

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The initial response result from a poll of librarians reveals a strong  
preference for three candidates:  Democrats Hillary Clinton, John Edwards, and 
Barack  Obama. 
Clinton  received 25.5% of the votes, Edwards 23.1% and Obama 21.2%.  
Following them was Dennis Kucinich, with  5.3%.   
The results were heavily in favor of Democratic Party candidates.   When 
asked to describe their own party affiliation, 58.1% of respondents picked  the 
Democratic Party and 11.2% Republican; 3.7% chose the Green Party.  Of special 
note:  21.9% picked Independent or no  affiliation. 
Respondents chose as the most important considerations  for the 2008 election 
the Iraq War (35.8%), The Economy (12.1%), International  Relations (10.2%), 
Health Insurance (9.3%) and Social Inequality (8.4%).   
The results are not unusual given the generally liberal bent of most  
librarians; what is most interesting is the fairly even division of support for  
three Democratic candidates, with none taking an insurmountable lead over the  
others to this point.  What this  means is that the eventual Democratic candidate 
will be faced with gathering in  supporters from at least two other strong 
candidates; this may mean sharing the  ticket with one and absorbing platform 
elements from the other as the cost of an  endorsement. 
Latest Results:  [these change constantly]  
_http://www.surveymonkey.com/sr.aspx?sm=bis829Rs47bbbv6RhcAm63gxPHR_2bH9vWUy42K3HUbI4_3d_ 
(http://www.surveymonkey.com/sr.aspx?sm=bis829Rs47bbbv6RhcAm63gxPHR_2bH9vWUy42K3HUbI4_3d)  
M. McGrorty



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