[beckysueb]

They are hoping they can turn the independents away and also the far right like they did in 2000 with the last minute DUI story. You'd be surprised at how many "rightous" people dumped him ater that one came out.

[marron]

You are right, of course. Of course the people who write the stories are not the highest wattages out there, and sometimes fall for their own hackery. You will remember all of the stories about Bush's intelligence from writers who thought Gore was smart? I can't count how many times I've seen writers refer to Gore's gargantuan intellect.

And all of the cocaine stories from the dim past that were supposed to upset us after 8 years of Clinton, for pete's sake. As if we didn't all remember the seventies. And as if we don't all remember Clinton.

But you are right, it is the independent voter who is at stake, and if anyone is dimmer than the average journalist its the independent voter.