that the love affair is over, and the media is feeling… well, a little cocky? That maybe they know it’s game over for Obama, and that insiders’ view is giving them cover to, uhhh… show their REAL feelings about The One?

REFILE – CORRECTING LOCATION A teleprompter obscures U.S. President Barack Obama as he speaks during a campaign event at Capital University in Columbus, Ohio August 21, 2012. Obama is on a two-day campaign trip to Ohio, Nevada and New York. REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque (UNITED STATES – Tags: POLITICS ELECTIONS)

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