http://rc3.org/2008/08/21/the-state-of-play/ Strong opinions weakly held Sun, 14 Mar 2010 08:36:14 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 hourly 1 http://rc3.org/2008/08/21/the-state-of-play/comment-page-1/#comment-2955 Stan Taylor Thu, 21 Aug 2008 15:23:40 +0000 http://rc3.org/?p=8386#comment-2955 <p>At some point in the distant past (I like to think, anyway), campaigns were about issues. Now, all coverage is about the campaigns themselves, as you note. It's no longer really about what the candidates say; it's all about how they say it. Form over substance. It's pretty depressing.</p> At some point in the distant past (I like to think, anyway), campaigns were about issues. Now, all coverage is about the campaigns themselves, as you note. It’s no longer really about what the candidates say; it’s all about how they say it. Form over substance. It’s pretty depressing.

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