[avg_freeper]

"The candidate, immersed in one of the most competitive Senate races in the country, said down for lunch with reporters"

Saying one is "down for lunch" must be part of the hip new wanker-ese that reporters use in conversation.

Either that or the author and the post's editor were high on crack when they let this article fly.

[linda_22003]

It's "sat down" and it's correct in the original article; something got changed when it was posted over here.