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'09 Exit Polls: Voters Approve Of Obama, Wary Of Economy

First Posted: 3/18/10 Updated: 5/25/11

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ABC News:

Vast economic discontent marked the mood of Tuesday's off-year voters, portending potential trouble for incumbents generally and Democrats in particular in 2010. Still the gubernatorial elections in Virginia and New Jersey looked less like a referendum on Barack Obama than a reflection of their own candidates and issues.

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