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Age is Just a Number

By Alejandra Owens, May 5, 2008 03:24 PM

Jonathan Martin of Politico recently wrote about Senator McCain and the issue of age, wondering if age impacts who is voting for the candidate. It seems to me like people are more focused on the issues and the media more focused on the superficial fluff. In fact, as recently as April's Washington Post-ABC News poll, 70 percent of respondents said Senator McCain's age makes no difference. So there.

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