Because that could mean just a couple of votes in your neighborhood, just a single vote in an apartment building or in a dorm room, right?

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That could mean just a couple of votes on your block, just a single vote in an apartment building, just one or two votes in a college dorm.

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So if you want to open a couple of new cards, be choosy, selecting major credit cards over single-store cards, and apply three or six months apart.

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