By Patrick Appel
A reader writes:
200 journalists apply for
5040 seats on a campaign plane. Ryan Lizza, along with149159 other reporters, didn’t make the cut – and this is a story?
Point taken, but Joe Gandelman also has a point:
If this was mere happenstance, then it’s an example of poor and short-sighted staffing. If this was unintentional, it gives the appearance of payback and shows the kind of sloppy staff work that can sink campaigns — and that the Obama campaign has notably not shown in the past.
The Dish 