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mediamatters.org - 8/27/2008
NBC and MSNBC anchors ignore their own political director's criticism of media's "hyping" of purported division among Clinton supporters
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On the August 25 edition of MSNBC's Hardball , when asked by host Chris Matthews about "this civil war" between "the PUMAs , the holdouts ... and the majority, apparently, of [Sen.] Hillary [Clinton] people who really want [Sen.] Barack Obama and the Democratic Party to win this November," NBC News political director Chuck Todd said of the story, "I kind of think we're hyping it up a little ...

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Tuesday Night Convention Thread
Open Left - Front Page — This is an open thread for the second night of speeches at the convention. Some important items to keep in mind: The "Democrats Divided" narrative is the favorite of the news networks, but it is, of course, completely fabricated. Clinton has helped raise millions for Democrats, done numerous campaign stops, and sent dozens of staffers to his campaign. While white Democrats are the only group where Obama is clearly under-performing compared to Gore and Kerry, it is hard to imagine that is Hillary Clinton's fault. This is because Obama is under-performing ...