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Sick. Only 14% Of McCain Media Coverage Is Positive
Sick. Only 14% Of McCain Media Coverage Is Positive
Of course this comes as no surprise. The media has been unusually hard on John McCain. The Politico reported: The good news for John McCain? He's now receiving as much attention from the national media as his Democratic rival. The bad news? It’s overwhelmingly negative. Just 14 percent of the ...
Who Do You Believe?
Who Do You Believe?
talkingpointsmemo.com — The McCain camp is denying that it was a campaign spokesperson who told local TV reporters in... Pittsburgh that the "B" supposedly scrawled on the face of a young McCain campaign worker was a reference to "Barack" Obama, angrily carved into her face ... (more) Who Do You Believe?
Study: McCain gets more negative coverage than Obama
mcclatchydc.com — John McCain is getting more negative media coverage than Barack Obama, according to a study conducted by... the Pew Research Center. (more) Study: McCain gets more negative coverage than Obama
Will has no use for McCain
washingtonmonthly.com — WILL HAS NO USE FOR MCCAIN.... It's probably fair to say conservative columnist George Will has been... thoroughly unimpressed by John McCain of late. He's blasted McCain for "behaving like a flustered rookie playing in a league too high." Will... (more) Will has no use for McCain
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Instapundit — ... The "frantic spinning from the anchor desks" is the key part, I think. Turn off a big chunk of your audience and you lose a big chunk of your audience. ...

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