Department of WTF: Barney Frank's "Tight Race."

[Demoiselle]

Reuters says that Barney is in a struggle to win. Then Reuters says that he's got a 12 point lead over his rival. (49 to 37.)
HUH?
I know he's won by as much as 68 percent of the vote in the past....but...hey, what's so frightening about a 12 point lead?



(www.reuters.com/article/idUSTRE69R0KR20101028)

[Denninmi]

1. Just another tidbit from the Ministry of Truth.

no message.

[SlimJimmy]

2. Barney is going to coast to a victory. I don't know why anyone is worried. (nt)

[Mass]

4. The drama is useful. It reminds people that they need to go and vote.

For him, for Patrick, and for the rest of the ticket. We dont need another surprise like in January.

[SlimJimmy]

6. Okay, good point (nt)

[Mass]

3. He usually wins by 40, so the race is tight by MA standards and it makes good media to

create drama. Except for the two or 3 House races that are uncontested or with token opposition, all races are tighter as usual.

[jobycom]

5. Plausible deniability.

If they post stories saying both, then when someone says "You lied!" they can say "No, we were right, look!" and post the other story. Kind of like Ronald Reagan used to do.

(You know what's better about Reagan now than Reagan when he was in office? Now he can only lie underground).