Professor BOB HOLSWORTH (Virginia Commonwealth University): I think voters are generally fairly forgiving about apolitical figure's flaws.

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He was also confronted by 64-year-old Valerie Holsworth, from Scarborough, North Yorkshire, who said she had to pull out her own teeth while waiting to register with an NHS dentist.

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"The challenge for Clinton is that almost everyone believes that over the next few weeks, Obama will do pretty well, and I think she wants to make sure that she doesn't get blown out in these states, " said Bob Holsworth, a professor at Virginia Commonwealth University.

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