Focusing election coverage

Buried in an interesting analysis piece in today’s Washington Post on demographic trends among voters in the Democratic primaries is this comment from U.S. Sen. Sherrod Brown (D-Ohio) on what this election is about.

“Voters in my state will not care about who won Iowa, New Hampshire, or this Washington Post-created Potomac Primary that is supposed to be a microcosm of America,” he said. “Political momentum doesn’t much matter to a middle-class family that’s struggling.”

While he was talking about the candidates and what they need to focus on, I think it could stand as a reminder to political journalists of what is important and what they should focus on in their coverage.

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Hank Kalet is a poet and freelance journalist. He is the economic needs reporter for NJ Spotlight, teaches journalism at Rutgers University and writing at Middlesex County College and Brookdale Community College. He writes a semi-monthly column for the Progressive Populist. He is a lifelong fan of the New York Mets and New York Knicks, drinks too much coffee and attends as many Bruce Springsteen concerts as his meager finances will allow. He lives in South Brunswick with his wife Annie. View all posts by hankkalet