Over the past several weeks, there has been so much going on throughout the Presidential campaigns. It's hard to imagine that in just a few days, it'll all be over (hopefully). There have been several interesting issues that have emerged within the news media about these eager politicians, however, this week has been largely subdued. I'm not sure whether this is because McCain seems to be dimming and Obama's "poll surge" is taking effect, or maybe it's just because the Post is an inherantly Democratic paper. But either way you turn it, there really wasn't too much interesting news this week. The Post just reinforced their love of Obama by running just about every article on the front page on him, from a mother and son team that have teamed up to unite their generations and others to vote for Obama, to an article about an assasination plan that was foiled. The Post has really lightened up on McCain in the past few weeks and has just chosen to highlight everything that Obama has been doing and as polls reflect, instead of picking on McCain. This choice might tend to influence readers to look at what Obama stands for without even considering McCain and his policies because Obama's are so readily available and highlighted within the articles. It's hard to tell how many people will be influenced by the media, especially the Washington Post, but the outcome of the election will tell something on Tuesday.
Top 5
1. Obama Assasination Attempt
2. Obama Infomercial and Effect
3. Mother/Son Obama Team
4. Democrats Leading in Polls by Large Margins
5. Palin the Diva
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