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On the Media

April 4, 2008

On the Media

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🗓️ 5 May 2011

⏱️ 51 minutes

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0:00.0

From WNYC in New York, this is NPR's on the media.

0:11.5

I'm Brooke Gladstone.

0:12.7

And I'm Bob Garfield.

0:14.1

With three weeks to go until the crucial Pennsylvania primary polls show that Hillary Clinton's lead over Barack Obama is shrinking.

0:20.9

But with 158 delegates at stake, both candidates realize it is key to win the Keystone state.

0:27.4

Now, the last time the Democrats had a big fight on their hands really was 1968.

0:32.5

Yeah, it sure is a close and exciting race for the Democratic presidential nomination.

0:37.9

Barack Obama's lead over Hillary Clinton is, in fact, so small that he cannot lock up

0:43.1

enough pledged to delegates to guarantee victory before the August convention.

0:47.3

And with the Pennsylvania primary approaching, the media have followed every campaign twist

0:52.6

and turn.

0:53.7

The New York Times, Obama's support softens in poll.

0:57.7

Reuters.

0:58.6

Clinton leads Obama McCain in key matchups, the Wall Street Journal.

1:03.2

Indiana marks the next test for Clinton.

1:06.1

And here's NBC's Brian Williams.

1:08.3

There are 10 more contests to go before there are no more for the Democrats,

1:13.8

and sooner or later there will be a Democratic nominee.

1:17.5

For now, though, it's a two-way race.

1:20.0

Two-way race?

1:21.0

Well, yes and no.

1:23.3

Like the Mideast peace process in the Kansas City Royals,

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