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Barack Obama was cruising along to the Democratic Presidential nomination on a wave of political goodwill unprecedented in modern history, followed closely by an embattled Hillary Clinton. Prior to the "Big State" primary day, the media was pretty much settled on Obama as the nominee. But then, something happened.
As if some spell had been broken, the media suddenly turned on Obama, and a slew of charges and smears that had been bubbling just below the surface were suddenly thrown in the candidate's face. Perhaps it had something to do with Hillary and Saturday Night Live "working the ref", crying foul on the easy treatment they feel Obama has received compared to Hillary. Maybe it was the sheer aggregation of the smears reaching a tipping point. Obama's weakness with blue-collar whites in Ohio certainly had to play a role.
Whatever the case, there has been little substance to these smears, and most analysts agree that Obama's lead is insurmountable, but the net effect is to slow Obama's roll, endangering the Democrats' chances in November. His campaign has responded ably and consistently, but without the force necessary to blunt the impact of these accusations.
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