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  • My guess is they are so pissed that they may lose their "bellwhether" status, that they are frantically trying to steal votes for Obama.

    Election Central Saturday Roundup 2009

  • Charlie Crist in that state's senatorial race while DeMint supports conservative challenger Marco Rubio - the two voted together on what the Times said were "bellwhether" issues 80 percent of the time.

    Politics Daily 2009

  • In presidential politics, everyone looks for the "bellwhether" states.

    Patrick Ruffini 2009

  • In presidential politics, everyone looks for the "bellwhether" states.

    Patrick Ruffini 2009

  • But FedEx, a global economic bellwhether, remains more optimistic about its future.

    FedEx Drives Stock Gains Kristina Peterson 2010

  • A story in the Indy Star concurs, adding that of the most reliable bellwhether counties in the country, Vego "has voted closest to the national margin."

    John McCain 2009

  • Those industries look to BHP's earnings as an early bellwhether for global demand and consumption trends.

    BHP Earnings Decline 57% As Prices, Demand Slump 2009

  • A story in the Indy Star concurs, adding that of the most reliable bellwhether counties in the country, Vego "has voted closest to the national margin."

    Dems Taking Comfort From Early Results In Bellwether County 2009

  • A story in the Indy Star concurs, adding that of the most reliable bellwhether counties in the country, Vego "has voted closest to the national margin."

    IN-Pres 2009

  • For too long, there has been an unchallenged reliance upon "trickle down" economics that has resulted in a myopic focus on the financial sector as our bellwhether to indicate the health of our economy.

    Krugman renounces free trade, neoliberal economics and financialization 2008

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