A positive interpretation is that the original piece wasn’t very substantive, and tossing it off the front page was a way to make room for the more-substantive

A positive interpretation is that the original piece wasn’t very substantive, and tossing it off the front page was a way to make room for the more-substantive articles (which we’re now commenting on). A less positive interpretation is that voters have very little say over what goes on the front page — or more specifically, what stays.