Clinton Finishes Third in Battle for Campaign Coverage (But it’s Bill!!!)

CLINTON FINISHES THIRD IN BATTLE FOR CAMPAIGN COVERAGE (BUT IT'S BILL)
[SOURCE: Project for Excellence in Journalism, AUTHOR: Mark Jurkowitz]
“I can't tell who I'm running against sometimes,” said Sen Barack Obama (D-IL) last week. It was a reference to the aggressive campaigning before the Jan. 26 South Carolina Democratic primary by both Hillary and Bill Clinton. Last week’s election coverage suggests he had a point. Although the landslide winner in South Carolina was the leading newsmaker of the week, he was certainly outdone in the race for media exposure by the Clinton tag team. Obama edged Hillary Clinton by the narrowest of margins. But her surrogate and husband—whose aggressive attacks on Obama and increasingly conspicuous role have been manna for political pundits—was the third-most prominent newsmaker in the race for President last week, January 21 through 27. That period began two days after the Nevada caucuses and ended the day after the Democrats’ South Carolina primary. The man who would be First Spouse made more news last week than any Republican, or than the other Democratic contender, John Edwards.
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