Thursday, October 21, 2004

Tough work if you can get it

Imagine a reporter saying to his editors, "I need to go to Las Vegas to see which way Nevada will swing in the presidential election." Seth Stevenson in Slate Magazine gives the handicap of Bush winning here. Will he need Bill Gates to approve his expenses?

The opening sentence tells you all you need to know about his research:
"A Vegas casino table can feel like a focus group."

Yeah, right.