I can't yet find a bylined version of this story anywhere on the web. I tried.
Someone with direct AP wire access or LexisNexis access may be able to find out the writer's name.
I can't yet find a bylined version of this story anywhere on the web. I tried. Someone with direct AP wire access or LexisNexis access may be able to find out the writer's name.
Don't count on it. That story was probably put together by some sobbing General Desk editor who is watching his candidates hopes fade faster than an old-time AP laserphoto. It probably came in from a combination of stories from different AP member papers.