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Will Bush-bashing help Democrats win over weary voters?

While he's not on the ballot, George W. Bush is still vital to the midterm election as far as the nation's top Democrat is concerned.

President Obama has made a point recently to invoke Bush's name in what many say is a calculated effort to remind voters of the previous administration's economic policies, which Democrats argue led to the worst recession in modern history.

On Monday, the president told those attending a Democratic fundraiser in Atlanta, Georgia, that the GOP has not distinguished itself from Bush.

So why the recent surge in Bush-bashing? It may have something to do with polls.

A Quinnipiac University poll, taken July 13-19, asked 2,181 registered voters: "Who do you blame more for the current condition of the U.S. economy: former President George W. Bush or President Barack Obama?"

Fifty-three percent said Bush; 25 percent said Obama; 21 percent said either neither, both or unsure....

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