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    Democratic Race Tightens While McCain Surges

    An average of eight national polls released since Friday shows Hillary Clinton leading Barack Obama with 44 to 42 percent and John MCain ahead of Mitt Romney 44 to 24 percent.  John Mercurio is executive editor of the Hotline, the National Journal's daily political briefing.

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    By Warren Olney • May 12, 2014 • 1 min read

    An average of eight national polls released since Friday shows Hillary Clinton leading Barack Obama with 44 to 42 percent and John MCain ahead of Mitt Romney 44 to 24 percent. John Mercurio is executive editor of the Hotline, the National Journal's daily political briefing.

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