What drives me nuts is that the media spends days stirring up a false controversy by seizing on words they have twisted and taken out of context.... instead of focusing on the
issues of the campaign. It doesn't matter whether it is Obama's use of the word "bitter" or what Obama's pastor said or what some Clinton supporter said or what John Edwards paid for a haircut -- its the same thing: make a huge issue over something trivial... when there is no real, objective news coverage of the things that are truly important about the candidate's, their backgrounds, their positions.
There's a war on, our economy is going down the toilet, and global warming threatens the future of our planet.... and we're going to decide the next election by who manages to stay best "on message" without ever saying something new?
Who is really being disrespectful of the intelligence of the voters here? If Obama is making a mistake, its in assuming that he he can make an reasoned, thoughtful, nuanced observation when the media is only going to seize on sound bites.
However....the good news is that this pettiness does not seem to be working:
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Poll shows Obama gaining, holding steady in key states
(CNN) — Despite a weekend of negative coverage following his controversial remarks about some small town Americans, Barack Obama appears to be holding steady or making gains in the next three primary states, according to a just released poll.
Most surprisingly, the new LA Times/Bloomberg poll shows Obama ahead of Hillary Clinton by 5 points in Indiana (40 to 35 percent), a state with demographics that favor the New York senator and one where other recent polls have shown her with a lead.
The poll also shows Clinton only holds a 5 point lead in Pennsylvania (48 to 43 percent). That margin is among the slimmest measured between to the two candidates and is significantly less than the double digit lead Clinton held there two weeks ago.
In North Carolina, the new survey shows Obama with a 13 point lead (47-34 percent), a margin that is consistent with other recent polls in that state.
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