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The Advantages Of An Outsider Candidates

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This news article discusses the outsider candidates in the 2008 election. Namely that of outsider candidates Barack Obama and Rudy Giuliani. It’s a little bizarre to see Obama named an outsider candidate now knowing that he would go on to win the 2008 election and become president. The article discusses the polling differences between the outsiders and their respective insider opponents, Clinton and McCain respectively. The article concludes by saying establishment candidates usually win, but only after a tough fight. This suggests that there is some advantage to begin an insider, which is certainly true. At the same time outsider candidates have advantages as well. By looking at the cases of Obama versus Clinton, which resulted in Obama winning
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