Can poor voting record hurt a candidate? Sometimes

Can poor voting record hurt a candidate? Sometimes
- September 24, 2009
- Mark Petracca, political science professor, is quoted in the Sacramento Bee on September 24, 2009
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From the Sacramento Bee:
Meg Whitman's aversion to ballots could haunt her in the campaign ahead - if her opponents
make it an issue and ordinary voters reject her for not voting, experts say.
For the full story, please visit http://www.sacbee.com/capitolandcalifornia/story/2205365.html.
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