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4. "Obama narrowly edges Romney with independents

Mon Jan 30, 2012, 03:05 PM

Jan 2012

44 percent to 36 percent. "

How is an 8-point difference "narrow"?

I could see if it were 44 - 43 or maybe even 44 - 41. But 44 - 36?

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