Friday, December 14, 2007

Least surprising conclusion of the week

From a Concord Monitor story on a new poll that shows Obama with a statistically-insignificant lead over Clinton in New Hampshire:

The poll suggests that the Democratic race could hinge on the turnout of undeclared voters, who aren't registered with either political party.

Duh-uh. The New Hampshire primary always hinges on the undeclared voters. And every four years, we get stories like this one, which pretend to present news. They are perennials, just like the articles that predict the race will get tighter as election day nears.

What is it they say about news? It's not when dog bites man?

(Whenever I hear a commentator or, better yet, the coach asked, "What is the key to this game?", I always hope that the retort will be, "Scoring more points than the other team.")

1 comment:

Unknown said...

I think I heard Bill Parcells say that at a press conference. I don't remember what the occasion was, why he was being interviewed, or who the interviewer was. but I believe it was when he was coach of the Giants.

the question was "to what do you attribute winning the game.
today?"
the answer of course< "we scored more points than they did."