Nate Silver: the press corps "spins even minor stories into crises for Clinton" [View all]

[Molusko]

In explaining what would happen if Bernie Sanders wins both IA and NH, Nate Silver states:

"But Sanders would have an avalanche of momentum going for him after wins in Iowa and New Hampshire. The national press corps, which spins even minor stories into crises for Clinton, would portray Clinton’s campaign as being in a meltdown. Momentum usually matters in the primaries — and sometimes it matters a lot — but exactly how many Democrats would change their votes as a result is hard to say. The wave of negative coverage might be especially bad for Clinton, but it’s also possible that, because the media has sounded false alarms on Clinton before, she’d be relatively immune to the effects of another round of bad press."

http://fivethirtyeight.com/features/what-happens-if-bernie-sanders-wins-iowa/