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Anybody here named Joe ?
Remember when Joe Lieberman was regarded as a major player in the New Hampshire primary -- like, four days ago? What happened?
In the various drumbeating advances for tonight's debate and reports on the shifting sands of the Granite State's Tuesday vote, a certain candidate seems to have dropped off the media's radar.
The Washington Post lumps Lieberman in one sentence with Rev. Al Sharpton and Rep. Dennis Kucinich. The Los Angeles Times gives the former contender a short three grafs, one of which mentions his new press bus, "Integrity One." And in a lengthy New York Times article describing John Kerry's new strategy (and ignoring the other guys), Lieberman gets the same "Lieberwho?" treatment.
The poor guy; he's been relegated to a footnote even before he gets to make a footprint.
--S.Q.S.
Posted 01/22/04 at 05:20 PM
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Spin Buster
Is CNN Giving Edwards a Free Pass?
The same media that sets the bar high for some candidates sets the bar low for others. While Gov. Howard Dean and Sen. Joe Lieberman are facing high press expectations, Sen. John Edwards is getting off relatively easy.
On last night's "Lou Dobbs Tonight" on CNN, the eponymous host asked National Correspondent Bob Franken, "how does [Edwards] look right now in New Hampshire?" Franken replied, "The polls don't show him looking that he's very strong. But, of course, he would say that was the case in Iowa. But, really, all he has to do here, as Woody Allen said, is show up."
Franken continued by qualifying his assertion a bit: "As long as he does fairly well here, that would be enough for him to go to what is going to be his home stomping grounds in the Carolinas and the primaries that come up after that."
Campaign Desk is left wondering if Franken could set the bar any lower without digging a trench.
--B.K.
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