I Thought the Media's Horserace Approach of Covering Elections Couldn't Get Any Worse Until...
... we somehow decided that the first 24 hour fundraising amounts had any meaning whatsoever. All this means now will be that campaigns now will queue up a slew of "pre-commitments" for donations ahead of the official announcement date. Bundlers will be operating months ahead of time like advanced scouts, further making a mockery of, uh, whatever reason we have for formal campaign announcements in the first place.
