A Media Amiss

By Justin Paulette
Apr 23rd 2008 8:57AM

Filed Under:ePrimaries, Media

Moments ago, Reuters dropped broad-coverage stories on Obama, Clinton and McCain with the span of one minute. The reason for the recap on the candidates is that the media has no idea what to make of the present Democratic primaries.


As AOL News leads with the headline, "Barack Obama: Campaigning with a message of hope," the Washington Post fronts a story titled,"Obama's Gloves Are Off -- And May Need to Stay Off." While the latter recognizes the utility of negativity and forgivingly notes Obama's trend toward the dark side, the New York Times prints a scathing editorial entitled, "The Low Road to Victory," castigating Clinton for her negative attacks and scolding that such tactics are counter-productive.


The Wall Street Journal captures the only certainty of the Pennsylvania primary when it notes that both candidates have been "badly bruised by a negative six-week campaign." And Slate predicts the most likely forecasts of the next several weeks:"For those in the Democratic Party who are worried that the race has gotten too ugly, it looks like it's going to get even uglier."

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