I am reminded of an article on Ars Technica (POTUS 2008: Are you ready for some football?) from a few years ago about how political coverage has become more and

I am reminded of an article on Ars Technica (POTUS 2008: Are you ready for some football?) from a few years ago about how political coverage has become more and more like sports coverage. It's clichéd, but I agree that the media should focus much more on the matters being discussed than on the people discussing them. At best, this personality-driven media obfuscates the issues. At worst, it tolerates and even encourages dishonesty. As much as I enjoy and even respect what Nate Silver has done, he drives this "who's winning the race" style coverage nearly to its logical extreme.