... And The News

Fifteen years ago, Bill Clinton's War Room (led by James Carville), popularized the phrase: Speed Kills. Writing in Roll Call, pollster David Winston argues that things have gotten even faster:

Internet news, 24-hour cable, bloggers, e-mail and YouTube.com permanently have altered the speed at which a candidate can change almost overnight from a lost cause to the comeback kid or vice versa. In this age of new media, races can tighten, widen and tighten again far more quickly than in past elections. Political events that 10 years ago might have had minimal penetration into voter awareness now get 24/7 coverage, and as a result they can have a far greater political impact than they might have had in earlier cycles.

On another note, I don't know if this is worthy of being called, "Unforgettable," but it is certainly a profound quote:

"Elections are not rocket science," said Brad Greenberg, executive director of the Hamilton County Republican Party. "They are about identifying voters who are Republicans and getting them out to the polls."