Working the Refs

Hillary won this week by working the refs.

By constantly complaining about coverage, and relentlessly focusing on charges that the news media has favored Barack Obama and treated him far more gently than herself, Hillary was finally able to staunch the bleeding and stage a desperately needed, last minute comeback that will keep her in the game. By mocking the media, quoting Saturday Night Live, and "practically browbeating reporters," her campaign ... Full Story »

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Dwight Rousu
3.7
by Dwight Rousu - Oct. 1, 2008

A fairly good description of the one-sided whining and mudslinging introduced into the Democratic party primary. It presumes Obama will go wallow in the dirt, rather than take a high road. No cognizance in taken of Obama's significant closing of the gaps that existed a month ago, regardless of the late kitchen sink sewer. The question of who won in Ohio and Texas is clouded by reports that under the suggestion of Limbaugh, many Republicans crossed lines to vote for Clinton, in hopes of getting an opponent who would be weaker against McCain. Did McCain win both primaries in Texas?

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3.7

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3.7
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4.0
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4.0
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4.0
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4.0
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4.0
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4.0
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3.0
Popularity
3.5
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4.0
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3.0
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