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Compare these two analyses – one from The New York Times, the other from The Washington Post – of how things now look in New Hampshire. The Times piece, by David Rosenbaum, offers a lengthy look at the way in which Iowa’s results have historically influenced (and not influenced) New Hampshire voters – an essential piece of information for any current analysis of the race. The Washington Post story, by Fred Barbash, however, entirely ignores that issue. Oddly, Barbash devotes a good portion of his piece to the views of the Democratic race espoused by White House communications director Dan Bartlett. Any gems of wisdom from Bartlett ? Ummmm . . . no. (Barlett does tell Barbash that “(President Bush) is staying focused on the American people.” Now there’s a news scoop.)
–Z.R.
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