This may be the first time that the president stayed up all night putting together a strategic plan for this campaign. The spin cycle is now so tightly wound, it's almost foolish to talk about something that occurred in the distant past of last night. For the record, of course, it was a solid Bush win. And he did it with such ease and grace that the lefty news blob called it for Bush across the board. The next five days will show solid gains for the Texas governor.
Trouble is, there's way, way too much time for the cycle to double back.
Look for more Tipper on the evening news. And look, ultimately, for the creaky liberal media machine to suddenly realize that Bush might actually win. The New York Times , as always, will be a leading indicator. But next week's media coverage is ancient history. In Round 2, George W. Bush scored a knock-out.