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NBC: It's not a horserace, it's a baseball playoff series

By Eric Black | 10/10/12

The guys over at the daily "First Read" political briefing by NBC/MSNBC, providing a curtain-raiser analysis for tomorow's vice presidential debate, decided to push back against the lamentable tendency of some political journalists to treat everything in a campaign as part of a horserace. Instead:

"Consider tomorrow night Game 2 of a baseball playoff series. After ace Romney beat ace Obama in Game 1, Democrats are looking for their No. 2 starter, Biden, to even the score. And Republicans are looking to go 2-0. That's what at stake Thursday, and that's why there's more pressure on Biden than on Ryan."

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Eric Black writes Eric Black Ink for MinnPost. He is a former reporter for the Star Tribune and Twin Cities blogger.

Comments (3)

A distinction without a

Submitted by Neal Rovick on October 10, 2012 - 9:55am.

A distinction without a difference.

Or a job interview

Submitted by Ray Schoch on October 10, 2012 - 10:44am.

Who would you rather have sitting the proverbial heartbeat away from the presidency – the guy who rides public transit or Ayn Rand’s disciple?

Heartbeat

Submitted by Paul Brandon on October 10, 2012 - 11:56am.

That assumes we have a president with a heart.