TAPPED, “What’s at Stake in Michigan”
In his January 14, 2008, posting Paul Starr does a little bit of speculation about the upcoming January 15 primary election and the rest of the primary season.
On the Republican front, Starr proposes that if McCain wins Michigan and then South Carolina, he might easily snatch the nomination come Super Tuesday. On the other side of the political spectrum, Starr seems certain that Fortuna’s Wheel will continue to spin and the fates of Clinton and Obama will remain dubious until long after February 5 and even, as he suggests, “into March and beyond.” He seems dismayed by this fact.
Frankly, at this point of the article, I thought, “Good, who cares?” I thought most pundits had learned their lessons in New Hampshire with Clinton about making speculation on speculation, and I was accusing Starr of incorrigibility.
However, Starr supports his assertion with something of a logical buttressing. He notes that if his hypothetical McCain victory streak occurs and the Democrats linger too long with their choice, there will be insufficient time for the Party to rally around a candidate bruised and battered by his or her same-party opponents on the search for the nomination.
Unfortunately, he, like too many other Internet pundits and bloggers, makes the fatal error of giving no examples in support of his claim. Similarly to some of the comments left on the blog by other readers, I feel that this dreadfully damages his case, essentially making his seemingly abstract-based interpretations of current political happenings just another brick in the wall.
1 comment:
I agree- I feel as if people are continuing to make assumptions about the primaries and half the time they are wrong! I too feel that in order for Starr to have a strong argument he must include examples, otherwise who wants to listen to someone ramble on about something if they don't even sound credible?
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