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Watching the news coverage of tonight primary, it's so obvious just how big of a role expectations play in the medias portrayal of a candidate.
Last week, it was "Romney wins big in NH, as expected". Tonight, Gingrich wins big but by a smaller margin, and the framing is "HUGE, BLOW OUT win for Gingrich, he won every where and every one", etc; they clearly make Gingrichs win sound much more impressive than Romneys even bigger win last week.
This isnt the first time; Romney and Guilliani were the front runners, who couldnt escape the "disappointing" word in 2008, while McCain flourished under the underdog title. Same thing Clinton and Obama. Similar with McCain and Bush in 00, or Dean and Kerry in 2004.
Is it bad to be considered the front runner from the on set?
Last week, it was "Romney wins big in NH, as expected". Tonight, Gingrich wins big but by a smaller margin, and the framing is "HUGE, BLOW OUT win for Gingrich, he won every where and every one", etc; they clearly make Gingrichs win sound much more impressive than Romneys even bigger win last week.
This isnt the first time; Romney and Guilliani were the front runners, who couldnt escape the "disappointing" word in 2008, while McCain flourished under the underdog title. Same thing Clinton and Obama. Similar with McCain and Bush in 00, or Dean and Kerry in 2004.
Is it bad to be considered the front runner from the on set?
