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Gallup Explains Why Its Failed Poll Favored Romney in 2012 Election

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Gallup Explains Why Its Failed Poll Favored Romney in 2012 Election

By: David W. Moore

June 06, 2013 11:15 AM EST

At a press conference in Washington on Tuesday, June 3, Frank Newport released the results of an extensive review of Gallup’s poor polling performance in 2012, when it consistently over-estimated Romney’s...

Is Mitt Romney a Multi-Billionaire? Ask the AFP

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Is Mitt Romney a Multi-Billionaire? Ask the AFP

By: Sydney Smith

January 02, 2013 09:25 AM EST

Billionaire, millionaire, same difference? Agence France Presse misidentified former U.S. presidential candidate Mitt Romney as a "multi-billionaire" when he's really just a multi-millionaire. The error...

CNN Misquotes Billionaire Saying Mitt Romney 'Level-Headed Buy'

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CNN Misquotes Billionaire Saying Mitt Romney 'Level-Headed Buy'

By: Rhonda Roland Shearer, Sydney Smith

December 05, 2012 09:45 AM EST

CNN's typo in a quote about Mitt Romney significantly changed the meaning of the comment, made by billionaire John Catsimatidis. The "typo" is significant since the article is about "financial...

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9 1/2 Reasons Why Romney Lost

By: David W. Moore

November 29, 2012 05:00 AM EST

The post-mortem for Romney’s campaign finds many different reasons why he lost. Republican strategist David Frum blames the Republican Party for its extremism and unresponsiveness to the country’s...

Drudge Report links to, tweets Fake Tweet Endorsing Mitt Romney

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Drudge Report links to, tweets Fake Tweet Endorsing Mitt Romney

By: Sydney Smith

October 16, 2012 08:30 PM EST

The Drudge Report linked to a fake Twitter account purporting to be Jake Gyllenhaal, Mediaite reported. The post directed to the tweet "As a Democrat, I'll say it now, I endorse Mitt Romney For President of the...

AP Adds 'Caption Addition' to Picture of Mitt Romney, 'Fell Short of Our Own Standards'

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AP Adds 'Caption Addition' to Picture of Mitt Romney, 'Fell Short of Our Own Standards'

By: Sydney Smith

October 11, 2012 06:00 AM EST

The Associated Press made a "caption addition" to an Oct. 8 photo of Mitt Romney that "clarifies" that a girl pictured in the background looked shocked "because Mitt Romney will be posing for a photo...

Debate Bumps and Polling Fluctuations in October

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Debate Bumps and Polling Fluctuations in October

By: David W. Moore

October 09, 2012 07:00 PM EST

Mitt Romney was a news organization’s dream last week, when he resuscitated a moribund campaign with what many feel was a stellar debate performance. Now we’re all excitedly examining new polls to tell us exactly...

Politico Adds Editor's Note to Satire Column, MSNBC Corrects

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Politico Adds Editor's Note to Satire Column, MSNBC Corrects

By: Sydney Smith

October 06, 2012 06:00 AM EST

NYT Called out for 'Write-Through' of Online Article on Mitt Romney

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NYT Called out for 'Write-Through' of Online Article on Mitt Romney

By: Sydney Smith

October 01, 2012 12:05 AM EST

The New York Times "replaced" an article on Mitt Romney with a less critical report on Romney earlier this month. The original article, “Behind Romney’s Decision to Attack Obama on...

Rasmussen and the Allegedly Skewed Polls

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Rasmussen and the Allegedly Skewed Polls

By: David W. Moore

September 29, 2012 05:00 AM EST

Some Mitt Romney supporters have been arguing recently that most of the polls showing Obama surging in swing states, and even nationally, are wrong, because the polls have too many Democrats in the samples. These...

'The Disappearing Undecided Voter' -- Or Not!

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'The Disappearing Undecided Voter' -- Or Not!

By: David W. Moore

September 06, 2012 10:40 AM EST

With about nine weeks remaining in the presidential campaign, but…what?...a century or so since it’s been under way, are there any voters out there who haven’t already made up their minds whether they...

Orlando Sentinel Reacts to Mitt Romney Speech Before it Happens

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Orlando Sentinel Reacts to Mitt Romney Speech Before it Happens

By: Sydney Smith

September 03, 2012 04:55 PM EST

The Orlando Sentinel published its positive reaction to a Mitt Romney speech before the event happened, Jim Romenesko reported. According to Romenesko, the Sentinel's Mike Lafferty said "the text was...

Yahoo News Fires David Chalian for 'Black People Drowning' Comment at Republican National Convention

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Yahoo News Fires David Chalian for 'Black People Drowning' Comment at Republican National Convention

By: Sydney Smith

August 30, 2012 05:00 AM EST

Yahoo News fired its Washington bureau chief David Chalian for "inappropriate" comments during the Republican National Convention. Chalian is quoted as saying of the Romney campaign: "They're not...

Romney Campaign: Colorado TV News' Interview Restrictions 'Not How we Operate'

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Romney Campaign: Colorado TV News' Interview Restrictions 'Not How we Operate'

By: Sydney Smith

August 27, 2012 06:00 AM EST

Denver CBS affiliate KCNC-TV 4 reporter Shaun Boyd told viewers when airing her interview with Mitt Romney that Romney put restrictions on the interview preventing her from asking "him about abortion or Todd Akin...

Washington Post 'Fact Checker' Column Won't Fact Check WaPo Content, Only Politicians' Statements

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Washington Post 'Fact Checker' Column Won't Fact Check WaPo Content, Only Politicians' Statements

By: Sydney Smith

July 22, 2012 05:00 AM EST

Mitt Romney's campaign has challenged at least two Washington Post reports, and the newspaper has refused to retract the reports, as we have written. In a July 2 column on the Romney articles, Kessler noted that The...

Romney Campaign Calls for Boston Globe to Correct Article, Globe Says No

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Romney Campaign Calls for Boston Globe to Correct Article, Globe Says No

By: Sydney Smith

July 15, 2012 04:15 PM EST

Mitt Romney's campaign has criticized The Washington Post's reporting on the candidate twice this summer, as we've written. And now, the campaign...

Suspended Politico Reporter Making 'Transition to the Next Phase of his Career'

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Suspended Politico Reporter Making 'Transition to the Next Phase of his Career'

By: Sydney Smith

July 02, 2012 06:10 PM EST

Politico and its suspended White House correspondent Joe Williams "mutually decided that the best step for him is to begin a transition to the next phase of his career," Mediaite reported Politico''s John...

WaPo Won't Retract Mitt Romney Article, 2nd Article Romney Campaign Claims is Totally Wrong

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WaPo Won't Retract Mitt Romney Article, 2nd Article Romney Campaign Claims is Totally Wrong

By: Sydney Smith

June 30, 2012 05:00 AM EST

Mitt Romney's campaign has again challenged the Washington Post's reporting on Romney, and the Post has again stood by its...

WaPo Ombuds Dismisses Complaints by Mitt Romney Campaign

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WaPo Ombuds Dismisses Complaints by Mitt Romney Campaign

By: Sydney Smith

June 26, 2012 05:25 PM EST

Mitt Romney's presidential election campaign outlined a series of complaints about the Washington Post's reporting, the newspaper's ombudsman reported June...

Conflicting Polls on Obama, Romney Election Standings – Bloomberg versus Associated Press

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Conflicting Polls on Obama, Romney Election Standings – Bloomberg versus Associated Press

By: David W. Moore

June 23, 2012 05:20 PM EST

On June 20, Bloomberg released a new poll showing President Barack Obama leading Mitt Romney by 13 points, 53% to 40%, among likely voters. The very next day, AP released its new poll – conducted over...

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