How, Howie?
January 26, 2004
Howard Kurtz:
I saw Dean complaining about media concentration a few days ago in New Hampshire. All this is probably picking him up some votes, since Dean supporters tend to believe the Fourth Estate is unfair to their man. [ Dean Fights Back ]
I’m not sure the logic of that statement is clear; wouldn’t Dean supporters be those who currently plan to vote for Dean? And in that case, how could Dean be said to be picking up votes from Dean supporters? Wouldn’t Dean already have the support of 100% of Dean supporters?
I think at best Dean’s criticism of the media would “preserve support for Dean,” not lead to Dean picking up votes.
Of course, Kurtz really doesn’t address the issue of whether or not the media has been fair to Dean, even though I thought this was the kind of analysis the WP paid him for.
Come to think of it, there’s precious little analysis in the entire column today. Here’s my synopsis (“Shorter Howard Kurtz” I suppose):
New Hampshire polls confuse me. Dean supporters are more likely to vote for Dean because they are biased for Dean. Is the Media biased against Dean? Dean supporters think so, but they are biased. There is an echo in my head.
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January 26th, 2004 at 6:14 pm
Have you hit the bat today? :)
January 28th, 2004 at 11:55 am
Here’s a Deaniac spin on the losses in Iowa and New Hampshire.
1) Because of the bizarre party delegation system, we actually have more delegates than Kerry right now. 113 to 94
http://www.cnn.com/ELECTION/2004/
2) Kerry doesn’t have campaign offices and organizations in other states. Dean does.
3) Edwards (and maybe even Clarke) will most likely take away Kerry votes in the South
4) After the devasting loss in Iowa, the second place finish in New Hampshire has to be seen as the start to a comeback!!!
January 28th, 2004 at 1:56 pm
This article on CNET didn’t make me happy about Dean:
http://news.com.com/2010-1028-5146863.html
I don’t see how it’s unfair to him, though.