Comments on: Horse Race http://themoderatevoice.com/13524/horse-race/ An Internet hub with domestic and international news, analysis, original reporting, and popular features from the left, center, indies, centrists, moderates, and right Tue, 14 Feb 2012 23:16:24 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.2 By: casualobserver http://themoderatevoice.com/13524/horse-race/comment-page-1/#comment-85973 casualobserver Fri, 15 Jun 2007 18:37:45 +0000 http://themoderatevoice.com/politics/2008-elections/13524/horse-race/#comment-85973 <blockquote>Jay reasons, The Legacy Media (as he calls the MSM) can still do what they do best (reporting about horse races),</blockquote> casualobserver reasons, The Least Common Denominator Media can still do what they do best (pander for ratings)

Jay reasons, The Legacy Media (as he calls the MSM) can still do what they do best (reporting about horse races),

casualobserver reasons, The Least Common Denominator Media can still do what they do best (pander for ratings)

]]> By: ticketsplitter http://themoderatevoice.com/13524/horse-race/comment-page-1/#comment-85959 ticketsplitter Fri, 15 Jun 2007 17:23:32 +0000 http://themoderatevoice.com/politics/2008-elections/13524/horse-race/#comment-85959 Even when the MSM gets beyond the "Who's Ahead?" question, they still don't get to concrete ideas or proposals about how a particular politician might actually tackle an issue or implement change. Too often candidates are asked simplistic questions that elicit only shallow, sound-bite responses. What we need are more "What would you do?" questions with well-informed follow-up questions when candidates respond with platitudes. Only then might candidates be held more accountable for their often overblown campaign promises. Even when the MSM gets beyond the “Who’s Ahead?” question, they still don’t get to concrete ideas or proposals about how a particular politician might actually tackle an issue or implement change. Too often candidates are asked simplistic questions that elicit only shallow, sound-bite responses. What we need are more “What would you do?” questions with well-informed follow-up questions when candidates respond with platitudes. Only then might candidates be held more accountable for their often overblown campaign promises.

]]> By: George Sorwell http://themoderatevoice.com/13524/horse-race/comment-page-1/#comment-85948 George Sorwell Fri, 15 Jun 2007 17:07:35 +0000 http://themoderatevoice.com/politics/2008-elections/13524/horse-race/#comment-85948 It's a pretty good article. I think more coverage of issues would be helpful. One problem is that positions on issues are a matter of opinion. Who's ahead on the problem of health care delivery would differ, depending on the reader's ideas. By contrast, polling results are based on hard facts, even if next week's polls give up a different set of facts. What I really liked, though, was at the end of your excerpt: I'd like to know if candidates are "saying stuff that’s not true". It’s a pretty good article. I think more coverage of issues would be helpful.

One problem is that positions on issues are a matter of opinion. Who’s ahead on the problem of health care delivery would differ, depending on the reader’s ideas. By contrast, polling results are based on hard facts, even if next week’s polls give up a different set of facts.

What I really liked, though, was at the end of your excerpt: I’d like to know if candidates are “saying stuff that’s not true”.

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