ROAD to hoe? Man, that's tough for anybody. Now, ROW to hoe is more understandable.
I guess the lamestream media have decided that good diction and grammar are optional in these days of hope and change.
tougher-than-usual-road
Also, that last hyphen doesn’t belong in there. You hyphenate the adjectival phrase, but don’t include the noun.
It should read:
tougher-than-usual row
Illiterates all.
On the second page they have Tark in third place with 200%!
It’s because they spellcheck but spellcheck does not catch incorrect words. Writers and editors have become completely reliant on it and are now unbelievably lazy.