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Matt Taibbi: Journalists Do Not Think Election Will Be Close, Only Say So To "Sell Advertising'

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Matt Taibbi, contributing editor with Rolling Stone Magazine, appeared on CNN on Thursday where he discussed the state of the presidential race. Taibbi said that, of the journalists he associates with, there is a feeling that President Obama has already won the 2012 election. There is a "relatively popular incumbent, the economy is not doing terribly," and the only reason the press suggests the race will be close is that "we have to sell advertising."
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