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• 03 Nov 2009 10:51

  reports. On Saturday, she dropped out of the race, and on Sunday, she endorsed Democrat Bill Owens.

  So how is it that the AP's Valerie Bauman credits Scozzafava with "a more inclusive approach" than those of the candidates who actually seemed to be persuading people to vote for them? That's actually partly explained in the paragraph quoted above. "Her support of abortion rights and same-sex marriage" apparently were central to what made her "inclusive" in Bauman's view. In practice, that support alienated people who disagreed on those subjects, but it seems Bauman doesn't consider those people worth including. The AP itself may be aspiring for a more selective appeal.

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