2016 Postmortem
Related: About this forumDay Two of Romney "Momentum" Watch - by Michael Tomasky
I see that Romney did yesterday exactly what I (and Jon Chait and Alec MacGillis) said he was doing--used language trying to persuade people, and mainly political journalists really, he's full steam ahead and nearly has this in the bag. In fact, he said that Obama's campaign "is taking on water, and our campaign is full steam ahead!"
Well, it's always nice to be right, but the question continues to be whether the media is going to keep buying this. Mike Allen had been (to my reading) pushing this narrative, but today...well, dare I say it, but it sounds as if he may have done some worthwhile reading yesterday!:
He is correct. Indeed, as someone noted on Twitter this morning, Obama leads Ohio by more on average than he is trailiing in Virginia (where by some measures he isn't even trailing at all--the polls are about evenly split), and yet somehow the political press seems to think Virginia is finished.
more:
http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2012/10/24/day-two-of-romney-momentum-watch.html
Life Long Dem
(8,582 posts)O is on the momentum after the third debate
http://www.dailykos.com/story/2012/10/24/1149494/-Hints-of-a-post-third-debate-Obama-bump
Tarheel_Dem
(31,233 posts)"Barack Obama had the math. And math, not momentum, gets you the big house, the bulletproof car, the cool plane."
Cha
(297,196 posts)Thanks for this, DonViejo. Michael Tomasky is the opposite of mediawhore central.
Cosmocat
(14,564 posts)fighting the media's baseline narratives ...
All news have to go through the same filters;
bad news for the Ds.
good news for the Rs.
BO up 3 in a poll - BO barely leading and Romney within the margin of error.
Romney up 3 in a poll - Romney leading and BO in danger.