Great moments in editorial judgment

Posted By Blake Hounshell Wednesday, January 9, 2008 - 5:26 PM Share

I don't think very many political journalists bathed themselves in analytical glory when it comes to the New Hampshire primary. Pretty much everyone read the same flawed polls, got caught up in the frenzy of media excitement, and expected Obama to win big. But this editorial call by our friends at the Weekly Standard had to feel particularly painful at around 10:32 p.m. last night:

 

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