Campaign 2012

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NBC: Romney Must 'Backtrack' from the Right, But Obama Will Suffer 'Damage' If He Steps Back from the Left

Talking to Meet the Press host David Gregory on Monday's NBC Today, co-host Ann Curry pushed for Mitt Romney to move away from conservatives: "...does he have to work really hard now to ...
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NBC's Gregory Cheers Influence of Liberal Colbert: 'You Have a Real Impact on This Race'

In a fawning interview with liberal comedian Stephen Colbert on Friday's NBC Today, fill-in co-host David Gregory gushed over the Comedy Central host being a factor in the 2012 presidential ...
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NBC's Curry: Does Obama Afghanistan Visit 'Blunt' GOP Criticism?

Talking to NBC Nightly News anchor Brian Williams about President Obama's surprise trip to Afghanistan on Wednesday's Today, co-host Ann Curry hoped the move would quiet Republicans: ...
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NBC Panelist: Ad Calling Obama a Celebrity 'Another Attempt' to Paint Him As 'Other'

On Wednesday's NBC Today, panelist and attorney Star Jones fretted over a recent campaign ad mocking President Obama's celebrity status and implied racial overtones in the criticism: "...what ...
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Parker Finds Rap on Romney as 'Dull and Vanilla' Unfair, But She Contributed to It in the NYTimes

Mitt Romney's campaign reporter for the Times, Ashley Parker, reviews the primary as it wind down: "...frankly, most of us who have been there since the beginning find the rap on Mr. Romney that ...
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Trip Gabriel Still Finding Romney Has Big 'Problem With Hispanic Voters'

Times reporter Trip Gabriel is still searching out electoral problems for Republicans among Hispanics, under the headline: "Crucial to Romney, Florida’s Latino Voters Are Wary of Him, Too." ...
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Romney Already Running Too Harsh a Campaign Against Obama, Chides New York Times

The campaign's just started, but already the Times finds Mitt Romney being too harsh on President Obama. Michael Barbaro writes: "Republicans have a message for Mitt Romney: it’s time to go ...
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NBC's 'Today' Spends More Than 11 Minutes Fawning Over Obama Late Night Comedy and College Tour

Throughout the Wednesday broadcast, NBC's Today repeatedly found time to promote President Obama as funny, hip, and connecting with young voters. Touting the President's appearance on NBC's ...
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NYT's Jodi Kantor, Hagiographer of Michelle Obama, Sees Validity in Dems' 'War on Women' Slogan

Jodi Kantor sees validity in the Dems' "War on Women" slogan in an exchange on lefty MSNBC: "...it sort of seems like a Democratic strategist's dream, right? Like they were sitting in a room ...
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Public Editor Confesses: NYTimes 'Basked a Bit in the Warm Glow of Mr. Obama's Election'

New York Times Public Editor Arthur Brisbane admits: "Many critics view The Times as constitutionally unable to address the election in an unbiased fashion. Like a lot of America, it basked ...
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