Brady Bunch wrote:

tennyson wrote:

Is is a problem with the news and reporting or the people on the other end sucking it up ? 

It is a problem with both, the media for constantly presenting it and the people for consuming this and not demanding a more serious discussion from its politicians.
 

 
IMHO, I think it is more the people's problem. There are plenty of avenues out there to get the candidates positions and verify what they are claiming. In general I don't think the bulk of the population really wants to spend the time to research candidates. Overall I believe the press has done an adequate job. Now, the primaries at least on the GOP side have just been a pissing contest (and that is what the press has reported)  and up until recently the Democrat side has had good debates and exchanges, but even they are retreating from that slightly. It is really amazing to me as a Republican, how many of their followers really look past the bravado to get details (in most cases there are none at least from our hallowed front runner, Mr Trump) 

Last edited by tennyson (5/05/2016 8:33 pm)

Count me as one of the Luddites who almost never watches a TV newscast unless "forced" to in a waiting room, who still subscribes to the broadsheet home-delivered York Daily Record; but who browses a number of news sites throughout the day; chiefly the York Newspapers and Pennlive for State Capitol news.