How the Mainstream Press Bungled the Single Biggest Story of the 2012 Campaign
Dan Froomkin
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Posted 02.06.2013
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Fearful of appearing biased, the elite political press failed to call sufficient attention to the Republican Party's radical agenda and disdain for facts. The result is that in the name of balance, the press actually put its thumb on the scale, and prevented a true reckoning.
