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More than that, probably. Just after she became the nominee, McCain polled about the same as Obama - within two weeks of that, it cratered. Had it been someone else, the drop would have been far less, like the norm, and not impossible to regain, as it proved otl.

Santorum would have at least not had it go down so much, imo.