Novak Claims Conservatives Supporting McCain

...I just don't think the facts support Bob Novak's claims. Normally a well-reasoned and accurate journalist, Novak says that McCain is getting more support (or acquiescence) from conservatives and is now the front-runner. But from all of the internals of the exit polls from the first few primaries, the opposite appears true. From Polipundit.

Novak does seem correct in the observation that most of the establishment (including himself) seems to support McCain and enjoy riding in the "Straight Talk" bus. But when a group of journalists get comfortable talking to each other to determine what is happening, they often all get the story wrong (think Iraq).