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4:00PM
JAN 14 2008
A simple horse race
From The Claremont Institute, elections are about much more than an accumulation of polling data and short term trends; the big picture revolves around a different sort of question: taking a longer view, what is the state of the parties? From Writ, an article on fixing the broken presidential nomination process. Sex, race and Gen Y voters: Why younger citizens don't share the media's obsession over the electability of a woman or an African American. Merchants of trivia: Why do the media insist on reducing one of the most exciting presidential primary seasons in American history to a simple horse race? Matt Taibbi wants to know. Blowhards and windbags: The media's myopic obsession with campaign narratives over events of real significance does a disservice to the public.
