So far this year, all American publications in Nexis’s database have written 520 stories that mention the 2016 presidential “election” or “race”—nearly triple the number from January through March of 2006, when there were just 176 stories. Indeed, the rules of the game—and especially campaign finance—have changed so much that candidates can’t sit on the sidelines the way they once could, so reporters pay attention. “The media coverage is absolutely warranted,” says Lichtman, the historian. “The candidates are talking to donors. They’re out in Iowa. They’re establishing their brands.” Candidates must run longer and longer to getting elected; those who can’t raise large sums of money are excluded; and polarization, already at record highs, might only be reinforced by the constant horse race.
Posted on: Tue, 25 Mar 2014 13:16:28 +0000
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