Sometimes it takes a fresh pair of eyes to see something that's right in front of you. Early this week, my fresh pair of eyes came in the form of Ira Teinowitz. Teinowitz is the Washington bureau chief for the trade magazine Advertising Age. He was in New Hampshire to follow Joe Lieberman on the stump, not on the air, for a change.
It was clear that Teinowitz hadn't been out to New Hampshire recently; he certainly wasn't dressed for the wintry weather or for the several inches of snow that needed to be negotiated.
But he was right on target during a press availability at Raymond High School, Lieberman's fourth event of the day. "Senator, we're roughly three weeks before the New Hampshire primary. Now, today's my only day on the campaign but we've seen very few voters going in this morning from 7:30 a.m. till 2:30 p.m.," Teinowitz said. "Why are you seeing such few voters? If, as you say, you're gathering support, then why aren't you seeing a whole lot more people coming out and supporting you?"
Teinowitz had made one of those "essential" observations that had eluded many of the regulars: many voters are just not curious about Joe.
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