Chad and Courtney, if you guys want a real story, look into with both CivilBeat's analytics of outreach for articles you've published regarding the election in the past week, as well as checking out other sources like radio stations and news outlets.

As someone who doesn't watch cable TV but am extremely connected to information feeds, and lives out near the Capitol, its been a very quiet election for me. I didn't even know there was an election this past Sat. and I haven't seen a reposted election-related headline, sponsored post, or even a radio ad from 89.3, 99.1 or 107.5 in the past 2 weeks. Heck even Spotify, YouTube and Pandora ads!
The one time I saw a Caldwell bunch on Punchbowl, none of their signs had an election date or short link/QR for more information.

A vast majority of the publications and reactions to this news has overlooked the possibility that maybe no one knew what the heck was going on, and that can say a lot about how effective campaign efforts may have been.