The media has been loving Mitt Romney's May remarks that 47 percent of the population is dependent on government and see themselves as "victims."
Even my colleague Denis Storey's latest blog—one that clearly angered readers—called for a dead election. Obama's already won, Storey says—and it's mostly Mitt Romney who's helped him. It's the kind of assertion that's been echoed in every other major network and media outlet—and it's the kind of hype that generally excites only other media outlets.
But I'm not convinced.
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