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McCain Campaign Picks Up Big Win During Conventions

Who could blame Sen. Barack Obama’s (Ill.) camp for thinking the Democratic convention would finally end its candidate’s consistent underperformance in the polls? After all, how can you go wrong with a stage right out of a Hollywood back lot and a “green” convention full of Hollywood types for the college crowd? How can you not get a big bounce with the Clintons finally bringing the party together?

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Rep. Michele Bachmann, who recently suspended her campaign for the presidency, speaks at the 2012 Conservative Political Action Conference in Washington, D.C., on Feb. 9.
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