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Explaining "Indianapolis."

24 Aug 2008 01:36 pm

Earlier this week, I reported that an advance team affiliated with Sen. Obama's campaign was on its way to Indianapolis to set up for a Saturday event. The item was first reported elsewhere, and an Obama campaign official confirmed to me that there were Obama advance agents in Indianapolis.

Well, it's Sunday. And, uh, nothing happened in Indianapolis yesterday.

So what happened?

Looking back, I overwrote. 

There were Obama advance folks in Indianapolis. But they weren't there to set up a homecoming event for vice presidential nominee Evan Bayh.  They were there to scout locations for events connected with a presidential debate.

I too quickly took the confirmation of their presence as confirmation that they were connected with a Saturday event. I got caught up in the moment.  That happens sometimes, but given the intense speculatory environment, and the consequences of said speculation, even sourced, I should have been more careful.

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