David Broder Not in Iowa for Warped 2008 Caucuses
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In today's Washington Post, David Broder wrote that "New Hampshire is a more reliable, less distorted lens through which to view the presidential landscape than Iowa." Wait for New Hampshire, the headline requested. Mr. Broder is not only waiting for New Hampshire, he's waiting in New Hampshire. (He's beat the rush hour—tonight nearly everyone who is currently crowded cheek-to-jowl in Iowa will head east between midnight and dawn.) Mr. Broder was kind enough to push the elevator button for us in our Bedford, N.H. hotel this evening, as our arms were filled with beer and pretzels. We're sure we'll see him downtown later, when we venture out for the post-caucus bar crawl. (Current temperature: 4 degrees!)
If there is such a thing as a "distorted lens" in electoral politics, you may be certain that David Broder is viewing the world through it. Let's hope he survives (awake) in that drear Bedford hotel room while outside wilds the terrible cold. However, one doubts that the the post-caucus "bar crawl" is Broder's cup of tea (so to speak). He is far more accustomed to swanky beltway cocktail parties and chuming it up with Rove, Rummy, Dick and his other heroes. We will look forward to the "dean's" cockeyed analyses for our amusement in the coming weeks.