Under many circumstances, increased media attention can favor an incumbent president; however, it can easily damage a campaign when __________
A) the president fails to fix a problem and the media implies he is making it worse
B) another news story focuses attention elsewhere
C) a challenging candidate makes a political "gaff," attracting media attention to himself
D) the president fixes a problem to the dissatisfaction of the opposing party
A
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