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is the press. I think that we are seeing the press pointing out the outrageous accusations in a more meaningful way this year. Also, the Obama campaign is doing a better job of keeping the ridiculous accusations alive in the press in order to force the follow-up questions that provide the opportunities for the apologies.
Note this quote from the Politico story:
On Tuesday, two more reporters and two other witnesses confirmed the quote, but Little continued to deny it, calling the story "irresponsible journalism." Little said she had just as many sources who would deny it, including Hayes' staff and Rep. Patrick McHenry (R-N.C.), who spoke before Hayes.
Also, note the big stories yesterday detailing Palin charging Alaska for expenses for her kids and the charging the RNC for designer clothes. I really don't think we would have seen those stories in 2004.
