In general the news gives me a very superficial and sometimes factually inaccurate view of events. This is startlingly true in just about every situation where I've had first hand knowledge of the event in question.
One alternative I've heard is for people to simply research candidates and issues before they vote and ignore it at all other times. That seems reasonable at least for state and federal races where there's little ability to effect change outside of voting cycles.
One alternative I've heard is for people to simply research candidates and issues before they vote and ignore it at all other times. That seems reasonable at least for state and federal races where there's little ability to effect change outside of voting cycles.