I came cross this news item that said that Democrats have a glimmer of optimism about their chances to win a special congressional election in a deep red district in Tennessee.
I was intrigued since I had had not known about this election and so I looked for the fact that interested me the most and that is the date of election. But the article did not say. The only references to a date was to say that the election is ‘upcoming’, which is not helpful at all since it is obviously not in the past, and that it will be held ‘next month’ which is irritatingly vague.
This is infuriating and I consider this journalistic malpractice. The date should be in the opening paragraph. How hard would it be to state the date, which is surely one of the most significant facts? But unfortunately, this kind of omission happens quite frequently, as I have complained before.
So I looked online and found that the date will be Tuesday, December 2, less than two weeks away.
I agree with you. To me, this indicates that Politico views Congressional elections as a spectator sport, rather than as an example of community engagement. It is a sad sign of viewing politics as if it is mere entertainment, instead of being an aspect of adult self-government.