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When every vote counts…

Wednesday, 8 October 2008 by Jacob Tomaw

Yesterday in reference to this post by Matthew Yglesias, Josh Claybourn said,

To further the thinking of Yglesias, I would (non-scientifically) estimate that 90% of election coverage in the media concerns political tactics and strategy, and not discussion of the underlying policy issues. Why do television producers consider it appropriate during a discussion of health care policies to have political strategists as guests instead of actual policy experts? The media’s obsession with politics and not policy is truly a scourge on America.

Both posts are worth your time, but below is this taken to what I would like to call its logical end, but I fear it can get much worse.


Gunman Kills 15 Potential Voters In Crucial Swing State


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