A little early but,

. . . Howard Fineman says there’s real danger of Hillary losing all of the early electoral contests. My sense is that—he’s right. At some point, that which is already obvious to every reasonable person suddenly becomes newsworthy to those influential few who frame the important media topics of the day. Would the next Clinton presidency be a force for change (as claimed)? No–another Clinton presidency would be nothing of the sort! And how in the heck was Hillary as president ever characterized as inevitable? The sands have apparently begun to shift in the elite media.

Here are some other narratives waiting for the big pivot:

• The economy, despite empirical evidence to the contrary, is continuously attempting to find ways to self destruct. This was also a common theme during the 2004 election.
• There is a consensus about why our planet is undergoing climate change.
• The war in Iraq began with Bush’s illegal circumvention of the United Nations in 2003, and is a ill-conceived folly disconnected from the GWOT. I mean, ask Joy Behar.
• 47 million Americans don’t have health insurance. How embarrasing for such a wealthy country!

Politicians promise honest leadership and quick action on these tough issues. The media has the power to enable them, and actually create opinion. Is it too much to ask that they provide for a honest, public debate?