A semi-regular corrections column.
1. In describing a superdelegate who pledged her support to Hillary Clinton today, I used the word "automatic," which, while accurate, is generally a term associated with Clinton campaign adviser Harold Ickes, and thus, not precisely neutral. This is less of a correction than an acknowledgment of the semiotic complexities of covering this race.
2. I described Jon Ham, who reported receiving a call from a pollster asking about Rev. Wright and Obama, as a Republican. I assumed he was a Republican because the organization to which he belongs and blogs for is known as a bastion of economic conservatism and libertarianism. Our brains have an heuristic for partisan sorting. In this case, it failed me. Mr. Ham informs me that he's been a registered Democrat since 1968.
3. A post yesterday on committee chairs who've endorsed Clinton and Obama missed quite a number of endorsements. Dorgan (Indian Affairs), Rockefeller (Intelligence) and Conrad (Budget) endorsed Obama. So that's eight chairs for Obama and three for Clinton.
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