ROB HUDDLESTON writes that national coverage of the Ford / Corker race isn’t very good: “Be careful about how much credence you give the national media regarding our race here in Tennessee. Heck, be careful about other states’ races, too. They are doing a poor job in covering these races because they don’t know what is going on on a daily basis in the states. The national media’s inadequacy has been magnified by the rise of the blogs, for sure. That’s why they interview bloggers, as a way of catching up on what has been going on in each race.” Well, at least they’re trying.

UPDATE: RealClearPolitics is on the case.

ANOTHER UPDATE: Sean Braisted has the new Ford campaign ad, and comments: “There in lies the strength of Ford as compared to Corker. When Ford wants a new ad or message out there, he can do it himself relatively quickly and effectively. When Corker needs a message put out there, he needs to get someone (Fred Thompson, Ed Bryant, his Mom) to do it for him. It helps Ford that he is his own best spokesman.”