Reply #24: This buys into the media obsession with unity [View All]

[TayTay]

on the part of the Democrats. This is a false debate from the get-go. It is the 'horserace' mentality that reduces each argument to who is ahead and who is behind. There is nothing in the debate. It is a mindless repetition of poll numbers. That is all.

The news media does this primarily because it is cheaper than actual analysis. (It costs money to hire people, train them, put them to work searching through speeches, documents and putting them on the road so they can meet and talk with elected officials and candidates.)

This is one of the things that the political blogs can help alleviate. That is why a lot of people come to DU and other boards, so that they can hear about actual issues. There was a series of articles in the WaPo the other day that talked about how the MSM outlets, including newspapers, are losing readership or viewership and the web is picking up readers. The response of the MSM has been to cut jobs and cut investigative journalism in a mad dash to save profits. This is a downward spiral as the newspapers cut out the very thing that gave them life.

I think there is a hunger in the nation for an actual dialogue. I think people are tired of being thought of as stupid and incapable of hearing and argument and mulling it over. I refuse to bow down to this level of debate. I understand that there are people who are so invested in their way of thinking that they can't hear another side. But I do not support pandering to these people. This is a game that cannot be won. We gain nothing from this.