In this article, the New York Times discusses growing concern in the Republican Party over Senator John McCain's diminishing prospects in this upcoming election.
The article gives insight from a variety of sources, primarily high-ranking Republican officials in key battle ground states. The general consensus from these sources are that McCain has been failing to win over voters, and that time is running out.
I found this to be far-reaching at times, seeing how the article really makes the opinions of a few people the general consensus of the entire party. Sure, the sources are high-ranking officials, but especially since the McCain campaign strongly refutes such pessimism.
The subject matter is a bit more abstract for a political issue, and there really is no concrete way to measure the growing concern in the Republican Party - this is much more of an opinion-based subject. I still thought the article could have given more credence and attention to those that disagree with the "growing concern" of the G.O.P.
The article can be found at
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/10/12/us/politics/12strategy.html?ref=politics
2 comments:
Jay!
I cannot agree with you more. I hate it when a reporter takes a few isolated events (or people) and then tries to describe some sort of national trend. I call it Howard Zinn syndrome. Zinn is a revisionist historian who often takes isolated events to describe the historical mood of the U.S. He'll make outrageous claims about how two men cutting their arms off in a labor union protest represents a nationwide yearning for socialism. I cannot stand generalizations!
I'll be curious to see if you find a pattern in coverage from now till the elections.
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