Playing favorites?

It's hard to argue with Hillary Clinton's complaint that the press is "overly, and overtly" pro-Obama, said Mike Madden in Salon. But her awkward complaint in the last debate before next week's crucial primaries still made her seem like a "

What happened

Hillary Clinton complained that reporters were being harder on her than on Barack Obama as the rival Democrats clashed in their final debate before crucial primaries in Ohio and Texas next week. Clinton accused Obama of using “misleading and discredited information” to turn voters against her plan for universal health insurance coverage, and Obama pushed back just as aggressively, saying Clinton had bombarded him with “negative attacks” but he hadn’t “whined about it.” (The Washington Post, free registration)

Subscribe to The Week

Escape your echo chamber. Get the facts behind the news, plus analysis from multiple perspectives.

SUBSCRIBE & SAVE
https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/flexiimages/jacafc5zvs1692883516.jpg

Sign up for The Week's Free Newsletters

From our morning news briefing to a weekly Good News Newsletter, get the best of The Week delivered directly to your inbox.

From our morning news briefing to a weekly Good News Newsletter, get the best of The Week delivered directly to your inbox.

Sign up
To continue reading this article...
Continue reading this article and get limited website access each month.
Get unlimited website access, exclusive newsletters plus much more.
Cancel or pause at any time.
Already a subscriber to The Week?
Not sure which email you used for your subscription? Contact us