tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7994078.post3981313471095667811..comments2023-10-29T11:06:08.502-04:00Comments on The Flibbertigibbet: I can't take it anymoreLetahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15613580066013000070noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7994078.post-7241066676776851362011-09-27T08:33:37.437-04:002011-09-27T08:33:37.437-04:00Of course part of the reason that "horse race...Of course part of the reason that "horse race" reportage dominates election coverage is that's what the politicians want. Other than a few base energizing positions most candidates have learned that it is far better to be a cipher that the electorate can project their own image of what they want. The more actual positions and policy's that a candidate takes, the more people they piss off. We're seeing this very strongly in the race for the republican nomination. The more people know about the candidates the more that they want "somebody else" to enter the race. --SimonAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7994078.post-16994460053208559622011-09-11T20:35:33.320-04:002011-09-11T20:35:33.320-04:00Oh, THANK YOU!!! I may have to contact the ombuds...Oh, THANK YOU!!! I may have to contact the ombudsman myself; "overcoverage" is exactly the term for what all the media I follow have fallen into. It's almost as if they're too lazy to pay attention to anything else, or feel obliged to take their seat on the bandwagon.Maureenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06242503212913962081noreply@blogger.com