Well, when that lawyer dude said that he was the father of Anna Nicole Smith's baby, they put is as breaking news for few hours. So did the Amish school shooting, E-coli, and sometimes Brangelina's adoption. Media just needs something to kill the day. Any 'new' news gets equal priority so lands the prime 'breaking news spot'. I highly doubt that this incident will have any effect on the upcoming election. This news will be history in few days as the media have Foley, Iraq, and North Korea to keep themselves busy!