LAS VEGAS – Michael Calderone has the research from Pew , which reveals that the Delaware U.S. Senate candidate – universally expected to lose since she won her primary on September 14.
O’Donnell ranked first among 2010 candidates. She was lead newsmaker in 160 stories, a remarkable number considering the majority of them came within the past two months… Here’s a rundown of Pew’s top 10 candidate newsmakers in 2010 coverage: Christine O’Donnell (160); Meg Whitman (90); Rand Paul (88); Joe Sestak (85); Sharron Angle (80); Harry Reid (74); Charlie Crist (67); Blanche Lincoln (52); Carl Paladino (52); Jerry Brown (49); and Joe Miller (47).
As if making this point, as I was typing this the local Fox affiliate opened up a segment on campaign ads by mentioning “that witch lady in Delaware” as one of the icons of the year. So of the top three most-covered candidates, two (O’Donnell, Paladino) never really were given a chance to win, and three (Whitman, Crist, Linciln), are widely expected to lose today. The problem, perhaps, is focusing on elections like the way
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