Clinton downplays her lead in W.Va.
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At a campaign stop in Clear Fork, W. Va., Hillary Rodham Clinton this afternoon downplayed her 36 point lead in a new poll released by Suffolk University.
“I don’t count on any polls except the ones that actually are on Election Day,’’ Clinton said during a brief hallway interview at West Side High School. “So I’m going to wait and see what happens tomorrow.’’
The Suffolk University poll found Clinton with the support of 60 percent of likely Democratic voters and Barack Obama with 24 percent.
But doesn’t it get you excited when a poll shows you with a huge lead, she was asked.
“I don’t get excited and I don’t get unexcited,’’ she said. “I just do what I do every day. For me it’s about what voters actually do.’’
However, at her next campaign stop in the southern West Virginia community of Logan, Clinton was introduced by a supporter from the state legislature who urged voters to help Clinton score a lopsided victory of 80-20 or even 90-10 that would send a message to the national media.
Clinton seemed to agree. She concluded her tump speech by saying, “This is going to be a crucial turning point in this election.’’
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