Metacentricities

It’s interesting to think about the press, and the bias the press has, especially in this time. What the press says, and how it says it, is pretty darned important - it’s the way that most people get their information about politics, and the presidential campaigns.

I’ve been thinking some about the Obama/Huckabee victories in Iowa, and what people are saying about it. In particular, I’ve been interested in the whole issue of how faith is playing out - Obama’s faith, Huckabee’s faith, and the faith of voters. Faith in Public life had this recent post about what was missing.  Two separate polls of Democrats and Republican caucus-goers asked different questions of the Dems and the Republicans. They asked Republicans whether or not they were evangelical, but didn’t ask that of the Democrats. Was that because they didn’t want to know? Or didn’t think it was important? Or didn’t care?

Faith in Public Life says:

So why are CNN and NBC still treating evangelicals as the Republicans’ property? Their polls don’t even account for the possibility that evangelicals can play a significant role in the Democratic caucus. That’s some serious institutional bias.

It is, indeed. Especially given the fact that progressive evangelicals have been getting a higher profile lately.

The results from Iowa are in: Obama wins big, as does Huckabee. Edwards comes in second among dems. Hillary Clinton does really badly.

I’m happy. I’m not a Clinton fan, honestly (she’s too hawkish, too corporate-friendly.) And, as far as I am concerned, Mike Huckabee is probably the republican to beat.

Hat tip to Cranky/Happy Cindy for what coverage to follow.