Romney opens up 7-point lead over Obama, as electoral map begins to shift

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Cathleen Hodge
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by Cathleen Hodge - Oct. 24, 2012

This article is about where Mitt Romney is gaining ground on the Electoral Map. What the video is about is the comment Mitt made about “A binder full of women”. My review on this story is going to mostly pertain to the video, because the article is very similar to one that I posted when Romney had a 6 point lead. What made this new and different was the video. This is not a video that is balanced as far as democrate or republican. But it is balanced when discussing the binders. I like the reports questions and I like the factual content Romneys speeker gave. She also gave information that should be more widely broadcast, I think it is a shame to take something so trivial and make it into something it is not. As for ... More »

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Chelsea Mellor
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by Chelsea Mellor - Oct. 19, 2012

SUMMARY: Video revolves around Romney's odd comment about women "being in a binder." WHAT'S NEW: This is a video focusing on the most recent activity relating to the election; also shows online activity relating to Romney's comment. Video discusses a viewpoint of women in poverty as well. BALANCE: Interview with Kerry Healey, a Romney Campaign Advisor; showed footage of Romney's speech; Used examples of people's reactions to his comment. TRANSPARENCY: The video mostly took one ... More »

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Erin Costello
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by Erin Costello - Oct. 26, 2012

This article was factual on what is happening with the election and how the electoral map is changing. The article summerizes up that for months Obama was ahead with the electoral votes up until the debates started and the electroal votes are changing. Romney grew more followers after the first debate.

The article shows balance and fairness by using statistics and quotes from both Presidential candidates. They use projections to determine what the future will bring and predict how might the outcome be.

“Romney’s lead on Thursday grew from 6 points a day earlier, which was already his biggest lead of the race.” More »

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