The Presidential "debates" aren't coming to Portland this time around. So broke the news earlier today. Too bad. But it's interesting to see how the Trib and the O reported it. The Trib story, under the headline "Presidential debates skip Portland," noted that the city ranked behind Spokane in the eyes of the judges. The O story was posted under the head "Clark College presidential debate bid rejected" -- almost as if Portland wasn't involved. Given that the main event was supposed to be in the Oregon Convention Center, that's an odd way of describing it. I'm sure the facilities and the host city had as much to do with the decision as the identity of the educational sponsor -- in this case Clark College, a community college in the 'Couv.