Stop the Presses

The story in the headline isn’t quite
As big within the story as it is
Within the set of milestones that his
Conservative compatriots, and he, delight
In telling all the world (it’s Mr. Drudge
Of whom I speak).  But this is commonplace.
Defeating an incumbent sets a pace
For selling fear and loathing, with a nudge
To ending all the danger with a vote
For any opposition.  It is done
In every re-election, and has won
An office, many times, for any note-/d
Leader who delights in giving views
Of interest, but that aren’t really news.