Clinton: "We can't get the press to cover this — what he says about his plan is not true"

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http://politicalticker.blogs.cnn.com/2008/02/25/clinton-tries-to-reassure-anxious-donors/#more-5533

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Clinton blamed her woes in part on unfair press coverage but said she believed Obama had come under increased media scrutiny in recent days. She urged the group to watch the latest episode of "Saturday Night Live," which featured a skit mocking last Thursday's CNN debate as little more than a love fest for Obama.

"People are starting to say, 'Hey, you know, we've got two candidates. We've been a little more focused on one than the other in terms of asking hard questions. Let's start looking at both of them. The voters of this country deserve to have a real election,"' she said.

Still, Clinton expressed frustration that her rival's record and questions about his health care reform plan had drawn little attention from national reporters.

"We can't get the press to cover this — what he says about his plan is not true," Clinton said of Obama's health plan, which he calls universal but which doesn't include a requirement that everyone purchase coverage, as hers does.

"You base your campaign on the politics of hope, and you're hoping people won't notice," she added.