IGNORING WHAT THE CANDIDATES HAVE TO SAY. Consider what the above post implies for coverage of the current campaign during the remaining months until the election. Important journalists believe that any position the candidates have already taken—even on very important issues–is not worth printing. Since the candidates have already made their positions known on most important issues, journalists are not likely to find these policy positions interesting. Is it any wonder that the coverage of past campaigns has focused on meaningless “gaffes” or bizarre side issues? Or on the “horse race”, which after all seems to change from day to day and is therefore “news”?