Losing That Lovin' Feeling
I must confess. I didn't watch last night's coverage of the Kentucky and Oregon primaries. It marked the first night I've skipped coverage of a primary or caucus since the start of this crazy season. I later watched the candidates speeches online, and found Obama's highly-praised speech to be a little... long. What's wrong with me?
I think I've lost that lovin' feeling.
But a link that just landed in my inbox told me I'm not alone. Here's the Columbia Journalism Review:
We started the season elated at the unprecedented Historical Moment we were part of, thrilled to be covering such an Exciting Election. We're still into it, and everything, but no longer is every little thing the remaining Democratic candidates do exciting and worthy of report. We've heard their stories--over and over and over. We're know all too well their mannerisms and their quirks, their physical tics and their habits of mind. We're in the Long Haul. The honeymoon's over.Is the thrill gone for you, too?So when, last night, Obama won the majority of pledged delegates in the Democratic nominating contest--a feat that would have made for a Big Night Out in any other context--we were, as a whole, kinda bored.
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