In the wake of John McCain's new Hampshire victory last night, the meme being spread by every single pundit is that the Republican Party always "gives the nomination to the guy who's been around", a la Nixon, Reagan, Dole.
But they seem to have forgotten the current occupant of 1600 Pennsylvania Ave.
If they had wanted to give the nomination to the elder statesman (read: the old guy), then their obvious choices were Orrin Hatch or Mr. McCain.
It's that kind of rhetorical shorthand that shows the laziness of most pundits. We'll be seeing more of it this election season no doubt.
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