DVT is noting how quickly David Kranz, the dean of South Dakota political reporters, ran a quote from Senator Jim Abdnor in his column yesterday that was helpful to Daschle, without asking Abdnor about it first. Conversely, when a quote from an Atlantic Monthly reporter was published that was damaging to Tom Daschle, Kranz bent over backwards to downplay the quote, actually calling the reporter and getting him to elaborate before running the quote. In the Kranz world, Abdnor doesn't deserve a chance to elaborate.
Frankly, what Kranz is doing is what we Dakota Alliance bloggers do everyday. We emphasize certain facts and downplay others because we don't pretend to be objective observers. The thing is, Kranz does pretend to be objective, and in theory should be treating Daschle and Thune to the same kind of coverage. Clearly, that's not happening.
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