Commentary: Money Talks; Obama and Palin Not so Much

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With all the competing messages and endorsements zipping from candidates to voters this fall, there's one thing that cuts through all the noise: the bacon. As in, bringin' it home.

A Pew Research/National Journal poll released Monday found that 53 percent of Americans said they were more likely to vote for a congressional candidate who had a record of directing spending to their districts. And only 12 percent said they would be less likely to vote for a congressional candidate that didn't secure earmarked funds for his or her district.

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Commentary: Money Talks; Obama and Palin Not so Much

(A tip of the cap to the PostPartisan blog, which brought the poll to my attention.)

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