Day By Day September 24, 2010 – Standup

Peggy Noonan’s column today speaks to STANDUP American women voters and POLS.

What is the mainstream media getting wrong about this election, and what is it getting right? The media, Ms. Blackburn says, do not fully appreciate “how livid people are with Washington.” They see the anger but don’t understand its implications. “They’re getting right that people want change, but they’re wrong about what that change is going to be.” The media, she said, “are going to be amazed when Carly Fiorina and Sharron Angle win.”

The mainstream media famously like the horse race—red is up, blue is down; Smith is in, Jones is out. But if Ms. Blackburn is right, the election, and its meaning, will be more interesting than the old, classic jockeying. And the outcomes won’t be controlled by the good ol’ boys but by those she calls “the great new gals.”

I think the political pundits will be surprised at the ascendance of more women this election cycle – despite the blatant sexism of the MSM. For example, the treatment of Christine O’Donnell and Sarah Palin.