It’s pretty amazing isn’t it? I don’t know what to think of it- though it all fits with what we do know of him.
It fits with the media’s roll as well.
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“When I asked this insider if the media gave candidate Obama an assist throughout his campaign, it elicits a sly smile. Sure we definitely had people in the media on our side. Absolutely. We went so far as to give them specific ideas for coverage. The ones who took that advice from the campaign were granted better access, and Obama was the biggest story in 2008, so yeah, that gave us a lot of leverage.”