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Average voters watching the Democratic presidential race unfold and wondering how the heck it’s going to end up may find solace in this: There’s no consensus, either, among a who’s who list of pros from both parties.

The National Journal, in its latest political insiders poll, asked 80 savvy Democrats and 84 equally shrewd Republicans to make their picks in the epic struggle between Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama.

The panel of Democrats gave a slight edge to Obama, 53% to 46% (with 1% undecided). The panel of Republicans gave the nod to Clinton by a small margin, 50% to 46% (with 4% taking a pass).

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The GOP result may reflect the wariness of those who know all too well the folly of ever counting out the most tenacious husband-and-wife team in politics.

A second question put to the two groups -- concerning the media -- revealed ...

an intriguing, and hard to figure, split.

Asked to rate coverage of the 2008 campaign, 44% of the Democratic insiders said it had been better than in the past, 43% said worse, with the rest expressing no firm opinion.

The GOP crew -- despite their allegiance to a party hardly known as friendly to the press -- was much more positive about this cycle’s coverage. Among those expressing an opinion, 55% said it has been better than in previous campaigns, 27% said worse.

You’ll find some sample responses to both queries, as well as the lists of those who participated in the poll, here.

-- Don Frederick

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