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By GARY PINNELL | Highlands Today Published: July 11, 2012 Updated: July 11, 2012 - 12:00 AM

If Art Subklew could describe the 2012 election in a word, it would be exhausting.

Republicans and Democrats find little to agree on these days, but they react similarly to the 2012 presidential campaign. Nearly identical percentages of Republicans and Democrats say the election will be too tiring and annoying.

But on the positive side, there also is widespread agreement that the campaign will be informative and thrilling.

A June survey of 2,013 adults by the Pew Research Center for the People & the Press found just 49 percent expect the election to be entertaining. Fifty-nine percent of Dems say the election will be exciting, compared with 51 percent of Republicans and just 41 percent of independents.

Sally Strickland's word is frustrating.

"People don't get it," said Strickland, who isn't an Obama supporter. If she could magically change something about this election, she'd force the candidates to tell the truth.

Eighty-five percent of Republicans and 83 percent Democrats say the campaign is important, as do 77 percent of independents. Not Crystal Serrano, who buys gold at Lakeshore Mall.

The Avon Park woman is apathetic. "I'm not a very political person. I'm trying to get into it. But my one vote doesn't really count for anything. I wish it could."

Monica Celebrano of Sebring is just annoyed. "It's not for me, it's really not."

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A word about the election