Despite the campaign's early start, the media have not been more reflective on the issues, the study said, but have focused on tactics and strategy.
"HuffPo went from being extremely focused on tactics that a lot of news organizations didn't like, but they've started making money, built up an audience, and now they're moving into more sophisticated territory," he said.
"When you're always focused on tactics and strategy," he said, "you forget that meaningful change comes from changing hearts and minds, not just from victories in the courtroom or in Washington or Albany".
[C3.] COVERING THE RACE The news media are more obsessed than ever with the horse-race aspects of the presidential campaign, according to a study that says the media have focused on tactics and strategy, as opposed to issues.
"They're focused on tactics when their problem is their message".
Cherry says, "The logic in taking a positive approach is gaining currency among educators, scientists, organizations, government agencies and institutions that had focused on tactics that alarmed, discouraged and fundamentally turned people off".
"I am looking forward to being able to focus on tactics instead of focusing on the physical and tactical aspects".
But when scrutiny is focused on the tactic, a question arises: is the strategy good old-fashioned gamesmanship or does it go beyond the bounds of fair play?
Much of the criticism from that night has focused on a tactic known as kettling, in which the police corral protesters into small spaces and forbid anyone to enter or leave.
Instead they prefer to focus on tactics.
Thus, candidates and aides were more likely to be focusing on tactics and strategy than the problems facing the next occupant of the White House.
