Nitpicking Headlines
Posted on April 17th, 2008 by TechDigger
I saw the following headline and just had to find out what in the world they were talking about:
Democrats hope for gains in Congress, even in Texas
The first sentence is a big hint that the headline didn’t get it quite right.
Democratic leaders were optimistic Tuesday that they will expand their majorities in the U.S. House and Senate in November elections, despite tough races in Texas.
Basically, the article says that Democrats have a good shot at holding their own in Texas. The “gains” appear to rest on the election of Rick Noriega to the Senate. Sure, that would be a gain but it hardly justifies the “even in Texas” part of the headline.
Filed under: San Antonio Express News
