# How close will the election be?

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**Category:** Great Debates\
**Created:** [June 13, 2008, 6:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-close-will-the-election-be/452836 "2008-06-13T18:18:35Z")\
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**Post date:** [June 19, 2008, 4:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-close-will-the-election-be/452836/101 "2008-06-19T04:59:07Z")

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[QUOTE=Quartz]  
And the best of those lead by example.  
[/QUOTE]

Well, Obama has been leading by example as a community organizer, etc., ever since he got out of law school, and McCain, despite a previously impressive record, stopped doing so the moment he ran for public office as a Pub, which is some 26 years ago now; so the choice is clear enough.

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