TV news got it wrong? Is that possible?

Craig Crawford notes that for all the media tub-thumping and fingers-crossed prognosticating for Barack Obama, he couldn’t win the key states of California, Massachusetts and New Jersey. Even Brit Hume got a little misty-eyed after Obama’s Tuesday-night speech.

This happened back on the evening of the Iowa caucuses, too; all the pundits were already planning Obama’s coronation. A few days later, Hillary Clinton took New Hampshire and they all looked like dopes. Here, however, it occurred on the very same night – many reporters were hopping on the Obama bandwagon, suggesting he was going to have a great night. And he had a really good night, but not as good as reporters had led viewers to believe. That kind of nonsense wreaks havoc with one’s perceived momentum. If in fact they are pulling for him, their efforts are backfiring.

So if they pull this kind of stunt again, you can probably rest assured that his campaign is dead.