Challenge question was c, youssou n dour, whose music will probably recognize. he s running for president of senegal. thanks to all of you for being part of my program this week. i will see you next week. stay tuned for reliable sources. we re in new hampshire this morning, two days before the primary here that has become the week s pre-eminent media obsession. the press barely noticed as he campaigned across iowa month after month, deemed unworthy of attention because the pundits said he was just too far back in the polls. as journalists lurched from one efef r efeferal front-runner to the next, he didn t make the cut. rick santorum s political career will be ending soon. he will go to the republican convention next year not as a candidate but as a fox news
rick santorum s political career will be ending soon. he will go to the republican convention next year not as a candidate but as a fox news contributor again. santorum has traveled all of iowa, and he s still gaining no traction. there s a reason for that. then of course, santorum finished in a virtual tie in the iowa caucuses. how could news outlets make this mistake again and fail to scrutinize santorum s record in the process? mitt romney faces skeptical questioning despite winning iowa because his margin was a measly eight votes. what does did say about your candidacy that you actually won fewer votes than but in 2008, and you fought rick santorum to a draw? perhaps the press is just trying to keep this race alive? plus, we ll talk to the political director of the dominant tv station, wmur, about covering the nation s first primary as a local story. i m howard kurtz and this is the new hampshire edition of reliable sources. the media narrative here in new