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• What is the role of the news media?

  Like most of you, I have been overexposed to the tv news media for the last few days. And, as several of you have commented, I much prefer the relative sanity of the print media. Still, I find myself wondering why they both insist on covering polling in much more depth than they cover the substance of the issues or the candidates. As we watched the treatment of both the Iowa caucuses and the New Hampshire primary, we learned much more about who was likely to win and, later, why the polls were wrong than we did about the differences between the candidates. On last night's edition of PBS's "The News Hour" -- generally a terrific source of informative news -- Judy Woodruff admiitted... Posted Jan 10 2008, 09:57 AM by KTrapani with | with 10 comment(s) Filed under: Iowa caucuses, New Hampshire Primary, the media

• Democracy at work: The Iowa results

  One out of two isn't bad... I told you Mrs. Clinton might be a distant third and she was. What I missed was more important: a black man won a Presidential preference caucus in a white state. And, by doing so, Barack Obama proved that this process is color-blind and that he is no amateur: he won in the 5 largest precincts and he won on the realignment of supporters of unviable candidates -- precisely where I thought John Edwards would win. Good for Mr. Obama and good for the people of Iowa. The process of major change began today and almost exactly one year from today, we'll inaugurate a new President... one who will, again, make us proud to be Americans. Tomorrow, the candidates will... Posted Jan 03 2008, 10:35 PM by KTrapani with | with 9 comment(s) Filed under: Iowa caucuses, New Hampshire Primary