Campaign 2012

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NYT Fashion Reporter on Ryan Phenom: GOP Needs Politician-Inspired 'Sex Dreams' (But Not Dems)

New York Times fashion reporter Cathy Horyn: "The man from Janesville, Wis., was hoisted onto the love pedestal, a nerd suddenly out of his loafers and into the sex dreams of Republicans, who ...
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NBC: 'Ever-Outspoken' Joe Biden is Obama's 'Best Weapon' as 'Attack-Dog-in-Chief'

Reporting for Wednesday's NBC Nightly News, White House correspondent Kristen Welker discussed the "remarkably ugly political week so far" in the presidential campaign following ...
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CBS Evening News Mentions Anti-Romney Cancer Ad, Fails to ID Producer as Obama Super PAC

Wednesday's CBS Evening News finally mentioned the controversial ad -- produced by an Obama super PAC -- which blames Mitt Romney for former steel worker Joe Soptic's wife dying of cancer, as ...
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NBC's Guthrie on Ryan Budget: 'Huge Spending Cuts' and 'Massive Tax Cut' for Wealthy

In an interview with Republican National Committee chair Reince Priebus on Wednesday's NBC Today, co-host Savannah Guthrie slammed Paul Ryan's proposed budget: "And the Ryan budget makes some ...
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Stark Favoritism on the Campaign Trail With the New York Times

Paul Ryan was in a shady meeting with a controversial donor, while Mitt Romney was barely noticed on the campaign trail in the Midwest. Meanwhile, gifted orator Barack Obama was celebrated with a ...
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NBC's Lauer to DNC Chair: Is Ryan VP Pick 'Best Thing That Could Happen' for Obama?

Teeing up Democratic National Committee chair Debbie Wasserman-Schultz to bash Paul Ryan on Wednesday's NBC Today, co-host Matt Lauer lobbed this softball: "Do you think that Paul Ryan's ...
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NYT's Dowd: Paul Ryan Will 'Rain Misery' Down, 'Intend[s] to Hurt Other People'

Times columnist Maureen Dowd praises the Paul Ryan pick: "Who better to rain misery upon the heads of millions of Americans?....except that his politics are just a teensy bit heartless....Ryan ...
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Condescending Brian Williams: Paul Ryan Received 'Not So Warm Welcome to the Big Leagues'

Leading off Monday's NBC Nightly News, anchor Brian Williams struck a patronizing tone as he noted "things get rough for the new guy on the trail" Paul Ryan, with "incoming fire on his own ...
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CBS Uniquely Notes Racial Tinge of Biden's 'Chains' Gaffe

As the broadcast network evening newscasts on Tuesday gave attention to Vice President Joseph Biden asserting that Mitt Romney, by "unchaining" Wall Street would effectively "put y'all back in ...
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NBC's Lauer Frets 'True Conservative' Paul Ryan Will Be 'Immovable Object'

In an interview with former House speaker Newt Gingrich on Tuesday's NBC Today, co-host Matt Lauer worried about vice presidential candidate Paul Ryan's commitment to conservative principles: ...
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