Does the connection between 'With the gap still of landslide proportions in most polls, Dole has been written off, correctly or otherwise, by the pundits.' and 'The pundits did not consider them to be a contender anymore. ' lack any definitive logical relationship?
With the gap still of landslide proportions in most polls, Dole has been written off, correctly or otherwise, by the pundits.###The pundits did not consider them to be a contender anymore. 