May 11, 2008
Horse Race
For the forseeable future, there can no longer be any blow-away elections. At least not at the national level. This is because, in a media environment where huge money is made on prolonged attention to the political horserace, the media will always support the underdog at the expense of the leader. A no-contest race is uninteresting, and the media has newspapers to sell. So anyone who pulls far ahead will immediately have their coverage cut, until such time that they're back even with the runner up. In this way, all future elections will be won by razor thin margins.
¶ 5/11/2008 02:49:00 PM 
