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Memo: A "center-right" charade

To: Interested Parties

From: J. Jioni Palmer, Media Matters for America

Re: A "center-right" charade

Date: Friday, November 14, 2008

Despite Sen. Barack Obama's decisive victory at the polls last week, some media figures are clinging to the notion that America remains a "center-right" country. Eager to ignore Obama's sweeping win, postelection polling results, and progressive successes on several key ballot initiatives, many conservative pundits continue to deny that the political landscape has changed.

Media Matters for America has been at the forefront of this debate, providing proof that this emerging theme is nothing but conservative misinformation. Links to the full text of our most recent items are included below:

This is not the first time the media have attempted to paint the U.S. as "center-right" when the facts prove otherwise. Two years ago, after Democrats captured control of Congress and several progressive ballot initiatives passed, many voices in the media attempted to present an alternative reality.

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