Jill, writing at “Brilliant at Breakfast” is a regular read for me. Her take on the New Hampshire results is particularly beneficial to those of you still scratching your head and saying, “Huh”? Obviously, she and I agree about the core issue:
New Hampshire to media: WE, not YOU, will decide
…If the media coverage of the Infamous Diner Incident is any indication, with a negative tone that spilled over into even Keith Olbermann’s coverage, I would guess that Democratic women in the Live Free or Die state saw a bunch of white men deciding what was sincere and what was “appropriate behavior” and decided to put them in their place. Yesterday on Morning Joe, [...]
And, Steve Benen has some succinct thoughts at “Crooks and Liars”:
When voters confound expectations
Oh, now I remember. We’re supposed to wait until after voters express a preference to declare a winner of a contest. I have to say, it’s awfully inconvenient this way. The narrative had been worked out; everyone was in agreement about what was going to happen; and all voters had to do was go along. But [...]
Tags: 2008 Election, Barack Obama, Hillary Clinton, New Hampshire
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