Reply #38: Here's why:

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He's cutting his safety net to concentrate on a somewhat dicey campaign. If he was the front-runner, it wouldn't be so significant.

He's a senator who's giving up his seat to take a shot at the top; that is by nature a very significant story. That should rate some kind of coverage in a reasonable fantasy world.

Many had also speculated that he was wavering, so it's news from that standpoint too.

This is bold. No matter how you slice it, it warrants mention. Even if it's perceived as some grand folly, it should have some jaw-dropping "what the hell is he thinking" kind of coverage, shouldn't it? Where's that? Obviously, it's not such a joke to the nazis, is it?

This kind of thing rarely happens, for that alone, it's news. Many people can't conceive of risking rank and prominence for a glorious gamble; hell, it's a story. If it was the enemy camp doing this, I'd be covering it just for the "story" value alone; it's a big damn deal.