The role of political reporters (and Edwards' Unreported Surge) salon.com

[onehandle]

...consider this new daily tracking poll today from Rasumussen Reports. At least according to this poll, it is true that there has been one candidate who has been genuinely surging in the last week or two among Democratic voters nationally -- John Edwards:

Edwards -- who, just one week ago, was 10 points behind Obama nationally among Democrats -- is now only two points behind him. Less than a month ago, he trailed Clinton by 29 points. Now it's 13 points. He is, by far, at his high point of support nationwide. Apparently, the more exposure Democratic voters get to Edwards and his campaign positions -- and that exposure has been at its high point during his surge -- the more they like him. By contrast, Obama is more or less at the same level of support nationally, even having decreased some since his Iowa win (for most of mid-Decemeber, he was at 27-28 points).

Yet to listen to media reports, Edwards doesn't even exist. His campaign is dead. He has no chance. They hate Edwards, hate his message, and thus rendered him invisible long ago, only now to declare him dead -- after he came in second place in the first caucus of the campaign.

http://www.salon.com/opinion/greenwald/2008/01/07/media_coverage/index.html

[Uncle Sinister]

1. Like Twain said,

reports of his death have ben somewhat exaderated.
:applause:

[underpants]

2. Oh crap

oh crap

OH CRAP

HE REALLY IS DOING IT!!!

:bounce:

[onehandle]

4. Don't get too excited. There's only one caucus and one primary.

Then we go straight to the convention.

:crazy:

[asdjrocky]

3. For America-

We must hold on. We must not give in. We will continue the fight.

[AmBlue]

6. You better believe it.

And for all those without a voice.

[catnhatnh]

5. Hilliary calls the lack of coverage a "Free Pass"....

But when the same technique is used on a DU poster we call it "being Tombstoned".