WASHINGTON - Democrats just can't decide whether Barack Obama or Hillary Rodham Clinton would make a better presidential nominee, and there's some good reason for that. When it comes to policy, they are closely aligned.
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"The differences between Barack and I pale in comparison to the differences that we have with Republicans," Clinton said at a debate earlier this year.
Even on one of their most frequently debated policies, Obama once said: "Ninety-five percent of our health care plan is similar."
Stephen Hess, a presidential scholar at the Brookings Institution, said their policy agreements ironically have added to the tension in their campaign.
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