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Who will get the entrepreneur vote?

Almost half of small-business owners say they're worse off than they were three years ago, according to a recent Fortune Small Business/Zogby International poll. Below is a look at entrepreneurs' top concerns, and at which presidential candidates they think will be best for business.

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Three years ago
Thinking about the business you own or operate, would you say that you are better off, worse off, or about the same as you were three years ago?

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Source: Poll of 4,332 small business owners commissioned by Fortune Small Business and conducted by Zogby International from 7/16/08 to 7/17/08. A sampling of Zogby International's online panel, which is representative of the adult population of the US, was invited to participate. The margin of error is /- 1.5 percentage points. Margins of error are higher in sub-groups.
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