Candidates' stands on issues accounted for 11% of news coverage; 64% on horse race

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    At the Daily Beast, Howard Kurtz writes:

    America's leading social philosopher, John Dewey, described politics as "the shadow cast on society by big business". We're supposed to focus mostly on "values" and "personal qualities" because the issues that the public cares about are off the agenda. So the crucial question for deciding who to vote for is essentially limited to "do you want to have a beer with the guy?"
     

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