Super Tuesday’s over, and there’s no absolute winner among either Democrats or Republicans.
Nonetheless, even though no one candidate has yet locked up their party’s nomination, we might as well cancel the rest of the primaries or caucuses. The media have already decided that this year’s standard bearers will be John McCain and Barack Obama.
Yes, somewhere along the line, the role of the media has changed from reporting on the primaries to deciding the primaries. They pick their favorites, they give them preferential treatment, they tear down their opponents, and they anoint their winning candidates even before voters have a chance to go to the polls.