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These have been a difficult few months for the Liberal Democrats. The opinion polls point to a sharp drop in support for Nick Clegg's party. This is what usually happens to the third party in the wake of an election. But a fall in the Liberal Democrats' media profile is normally the cause. This time the opposite has been the case.
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