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  Autumn Angst: Dems fret about Obama
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Last EditedPragCon 3.0  Sep 11, 2008 01:55pm
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News DateWednesday, September 10, 2008 07:00:00 PM UTC0:0
DescriptionPolls showing John McCain tied or even ahead of Barack Obama are stirring angst and second-guessing among some of the Democratic Party’s most experienced operatives, who worry that Obama squandered opportunities over the summer and may still be underestimating his challenges this fall.

“It’s more than an increased anxiety,” said Doug Schoen, who worked as one of Bill Clinton’s lead pollsters during his 1996 reelection and has worked for both Democrats and independents in recent years. “It’s a palpable frustration. Deep-seated unease in the sense that the message has gotten away from them.”
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