We had a good discussion in our staff meeting today about how best to plan our live election night editorial re the runoff for the U.S. Senate GOP nomination. We typically don?t get returns until a couple of hours after the polls close, maybe by 9 p.m., and then have to race the clock to write a smart editorial by about 10 p.m. or 11 p.m. that will stand up for readers in the morning.
It often makes sense to sketch out an editorial based on what you THINK will happen well before the polls close and then just have to update/polish it in the hours before deadline. Of course, if you ?guess? wrong, you have to be ready to do a complete write-thru on deadline.
So we?ve ?picked a side? with regard to guessing who will win and are planning to write accordingly. A small election team ? Mike Hashimoto, Bill McKenzie and I ? will be working election night to make any adjustments/pivots necessary to that draft?.
With all that in mind, it?s often interesting to read what outsiders think of the dynamics at play in this top-of-the-ticket runoff races. Here?s just one example, from one of my favorite publications, National Journal. Can?t say that I disagree with much of what Kevin Brennan writes, including his top four indicators to watch?..
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Source: http://dallasmorningviewsblog.dallasnews.com/2012/07/18906.html/
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