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NBC aired a couple of campaign-related misnamed In Depth features that contributed little of substance. NBC's Andrea Mitchell offered a personality round-up of the reputations of the candidates'--or, in one case, putative candidate's--spouses. Jeri Thompson, wife of Fred, gets dismissed "as a trophy wife;" Judith Giuliani, wife of Rudolph, "invites coverage in glossy magazines and tabloids except when it is negative;" Elizabeth Edwards, wife of John, "can be tougher than her husband;" Michelle Obama, wife of Barack, is "her husband's closest friend and advisor"--and of course Bill Clinton, husband of Hillary, is "the most experienced political spouse of all." Ron Allen is at the Iowa State Fair in the run-up to the Republican candidates' straw poll fundraiser. His In Depth diagramed the "Presidential primary chess game" as South Carolina became the latest state to advance the date for its primary. "For states like Iowa there is more than pride and prestige on the line," Allen explained, as both Iowa and New Hampshire decide what yet-earlier date to choose. "Campaigns spend huge amounts of money on these early voting states." ABC's Jake Tapper, too, juggled the calendar before concluding that "it is all Florida's fault."
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