Why Did CdA Press Miss This Story?

Re: Did Sen. Jorgenson violate campaign law: Brannon supporter exceeded spending limit, failed to file papework for insert /Huckleberries Online

I wonder why Editor Mike Patrick and the Coeur d’Alene Press didn’t think that possible campaign finance violation by state Sen. Mike Jorgenson was important enough to mention in today’s edition. It certainly is as important — or more so — than two of the four stories on Page 1 today, including a soft news on National Runaway Prevention Month (sorry, Christie). Or it surely could have bumped that national story at the top of Page 3 on GOP chances in New Jersey and Virginia. Usually, you wouldn’t want to report a hard news election story on Election Day. But the Press has done so in the past, when Ron Rankin was the target.

Question: So why do you think the Press passed on the story re: City Clerk Susan Weathers letter to state Sen. Mike Jorgenson alleging a possible campaign finance violation for a insert he circulated in the Press on behalf of challenger Jim Brannon?