tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4223398383609158624.post4376906864088064917..comments2024-02-24T00:37:43.087-05:00Comments on The Other McCain: Blogger sneers at reportingRobert Stacy McCainhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03084541621503669804noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4223398383609158624.post-28376856306914544942008-11-04T01:59:00.000-05:002008-11-04T01:59:00.000-05:00My question in response to your post would be: wha...My question in response to your post would be: what makes the guys on the plane that much more qualified than the local reporters where the rally is being held?<BR/><BR/>It's not like the guys on the plane are offering us any "behind the scenes" scoops about what's happening on the plane. They know far less about the locals who turn out for the rallies and how that speech is playing with regard to local issues, etc.<BR/><BR/>I agree that "on the ground" reporting is necessary, but you and I diverge when it comes to revering the guys on the plane. For the most part, they are the biggest reason why Obama has never gotten any serious scrutiny: the plane breeds groupthink and makes them much more susceptible to the campaign's non-stop spinning. Local reporters also seem to be far less partisan in their coverage, and far more likely to ask tough questions than the national press.<BR/><BR/>Give me a fresh pair of eyes at each rally. Give me a sense of what issues the candidate talked about really mattered to the audience. Who cares if the candidate added 2 sentences that weren't in yesterday's stump speech? <BR/><BR/>As has been pointed out in many places, our national election is really a series of local elections. If a candidate's message resonates in Pennsylvania but falls flat in Virginia, who's more likely to see that? The guys who live there or the guys who don't know anything about the area other than what they saw from the windows of the plane?Jimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17143782473850677784noreply@blogger.com