Donald Dunn, who served as Clinton's campaign representative in Utah, said voters didn't see past the way she was portrayed in the media and by her opponents. "I think people believe they know who she is, but really, that's a cartoon caricature," Dunn said.

While a strong 70 percent of the registered voters polled said they'd like to see McCain select Romney, there wasn't much agreement on who they wanted Obama to put on the Democratic ticket.

Former Democratic presidential candidate John Edwards had the most support with 26 percent of the respondents, followed by another former candidate, New Mexico Gov. Bill Richardson, with 16 percent, and Clinton, with 12 percent.

However, nearly one-fourth — 21 percent — said they didn't know who should be the Democratic vice-presidential nominee. Jones said many Utahns surveyed weren't familiar with some of the potential vice-presidential picks.

But Dunn had a simpler explanation.

"Those people are normal and don't think about who the vice president is going to be when they're worrying about why the price of gas is going up so much and why they can't afford a vacation," Dunn said. "They're not political junkies."

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