I have to put in a good word for The Note for making my day. Their take on the Dean gaffe is by far the best:
The Note would like to think that success in American politics is based to a large enough extent on substance that Howard Dean’s 6-month run as the Democratic Party frontrunner couldn’t be turned by one whooop-containing piece of video into the electoral equivalent of Pamela Ewing having dreamed the entire 9th season of “Dallas.”
I’d mentioned yesterday the complex feedback loop of public opinion measurement, news coverage, and candidate fundraising. Today we have a flip-flopped-flipped-again news cycle is dominated by doubts that Dean is finished or that Kerry is reborn. (”New Kerry: Same as the Old One” rights Joan Venocchi). Ultimately, these narratives won’t catch on unless New Hampshire voters (polled or actual) start sharing their sentiments. But for now, it’s a bit dizzying.
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