08/23/12 Election Poll Highlights...

• In the past week ending Wednesday, the LPL Financial “Wall Street” August 23, 2012 Election Poll index demonstrated a modest shift toward Republicans. However, the index has largely sustained the shift toward Democrats seen earlier in the summer.

• Over the past week, the overall market was down slightly. Most of the Democrat-favored industries suffered losses last week, while most of the Republican-favored industries posted gains including strong performance for the Coal Producers and Diversified Financials.

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