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January 9th, 2008I still have no idea what I think of the Democratic candidates but I’m definitely more than happy to tell you what I think of the coverage of the NH primaries so far.
Newsflash to the press: a margin of nearly 8,000 votes doesn’t even begin to qualify as an “upset,” especially when you realize the top two finishing candidates couldn’t crack 40% on their own. Describing something as an “upset” is usually reserved for David vs. Goliath stories in the world of sports reporting, not 3% margins coming from a very powerful woman.
Can we please, please get this straight and stop freaking out like crazy people? Because the next thing you know it’s gonna snowball into something huge, and folks will call everything an upset — like when moron music critics forget the OED exists before calling everything “angular” or “shambolic” in reviews.
BTW, this is all simple math I’m using here (perhaps you may have heard of it?). When you combine their percentages, they cornered 75% of election. Now That’s What I Call An Upset!
» In other news, hopefully you’ve checked out Timothy Noah’s pointed takedown of Steinem’s NYT Op Ed in Slate yesterday.