I'm talking about the colossal campaign blunder Romney uncorked on the stump just days before the Iowa straw poll. Thanks to a lapdog press corps, the candidate was able to dodge what could have been a painful, self-inflicted wound.
The episode highlights the clear double standard political pundits and reporters use when judging Democratic and Republican presidential candidates by their embarrassing, unscripted moments out on the stump. For Democrats, foul-ups are often portrayed as revealing moments of character. Yet when a Republican candidate like Romney lets loose with what even one conservative blogger called "the dumbest answer ever by a presidential candidate," the press turns away, choosing to ignore the story.
Read the full Media Matters column here.
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