The age of the celebrity politician

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8. "Fun" yes they are not taking it seriously

It is entertainment. The way the media covers the election is for entertainment. Notice they argue with their interviewees. They don't ask them for facts. The don't report any but the shallowest facts.

You can probably go on CSPAN or somewhere for real policy discussions. But that is not as entertaining.

You get these people who become personalities. Even we do it - we have Keith and Rachel. All this "analysis" is really for entertainment. They know they would lose ratings if they simply reported on what a bill contained and who was voting what way on it.

Instead of the arguing and analyzing, they could use the time to report further on other bills say, that are never reported about. People complain that Washington is being corrupt or lazy, but they do have something to do with it, choosing entertainment over really finding out what is going on there.