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Monday, May 5, 2008 12:00 AM

GOP's not-so-secret weapon fails

Republicans tried to beat a Louisiana Democratic congressional candidate by linking him to Barack Obama.
Alex Koppelman

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  • Monday, May 5, 2008 07:58 AM

    Why Did Koppelman Not Address This Point?

    From the same Journal article:

    "The NRCC said that linking Mr. Cazayoux with Sen. Obama and Rep. Pelosi was effective because Mr. Cazayoux had a wide lead in polls heading into the race. A SurveyUSA poll commissioned by Roll Call newspaper favored Mr. Cazayoux to win by nine points; he won 49% to 46%."

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