And It Doesn't Even Begin to Measure Joe-Mentum
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We have to ask...
Since introducing the cute infographic above as the cornerstone of their midterm election coverage, has Slate'sApplause-O-MeterMomentum meterchanged even once?Why even bother rendering it in Flash? So it can shift wildly to the left at a moment's notice should, say, George Allen burn a cross on Jim Webb's lawn? It could be, like, an animated gif of the Donkey and the Elephant playing tug-of-war to a draw. Hell, they could draw it in ASCII and it'd serve the same purpose.
Election Scorecard [Slate]