The same person, diametric takes on the same subject. The only difference is I guess her preferred candidate didn’t do as well...
A less political example: there was a time when E3 was the most important week for the video game industry. It's far less important now.
I don't know much about the Iowa caucus, but it's entirely possible for something to be very important historically and also be irrelevant today.
Most of this looks like the twenty-four hour news cycle wanting a lock on credibility and deciding who gets to sit at the table. It's a shame, because that would have been a good discussion to have, but they've made their reputations so ... poor.