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ABC Protest

By: Ted Johnson
Published: Fri, April 18, 2008, 12:18 PM
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As MSNBC's Chuck Todd points out, the firestorm over ABC's debate coverage is just a preview of the power of the netroots that back Barack Obama, in a general election or even if Obama is denied the nomination.

Today the Courage Campaign, the progressive group led by producer Rick Jacobs, plans a protest at ABC in Burbank, wqhere they will pass out flag pins to Disney employees as they leave their workplace. (For the record, the group is not favoring either candidate, and has called the debate a "prime-time character assassination of Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton."

Posted: Fri, April 18, 2008, 12:04 PM

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