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Media bias in choice of photos of Republican Presidential primary coverage

Media bias in choice of pictures: Dayton Daily quietly endorses Romney & Santorum

Front page of the Dayton Daily News, centered, above the fold. Photos of the four Republican candidates involved in the Feb. 22, 2012, debate in Mesa, Arizona. If we ignore the headline that places  Romney and Santorum as the only two possible contenders, and just examine the picture spread, we have 2 candidates looking thoughtful, Read More

Whom would your congressman support?

One of the things I find fascinating about the whole Iowa caucus debacle is that people actually discuss in the open whom they support. It’s one thing to say who you voted for, but, actually standing on one side of a room or another for all to see is in some ways a stronger statement Read More

How to vote in the primary: declaring your party affilliation

I’ve been asked a lot about this while walking door-to-door, and many voters are a bit confused by Ohio’s closed primary system. To vote in the presidential primary on Tuesday, you have to declare a party and ask for a party ballot. Here is something I found on the League of Women’s Voters site as Read More