Who will be this campaign season's Sanjaya? Omarosa?
Alyson Ward had an essay in yesterday's S-T about how the presidential race has become like the longest, most entertaining reality show for viewers.
We even talk about the candidates as if they're reality-TV stock characters.
Clinton is the beloved victim of a media-rigged game -- or she's the evil, plotting character viewers love to hate. (Will she stop at nothing to win? Find out next week!)
Barack Obama is the smooth fan favorite who can do no wrong -- or he's the one who made it to the final rounds without having to prove himself. (Will he self-destruct? Tune in to Thursday's debate!)
And John McCain, now that he's sewn up the Republican nomination, is the sneak-up contestant -- so low-drama, he just might win before anyone really takes him on. (Can McCain maintain his immunity to the final round?)With characters like these -- passionately liked or disliked, intensely interesting to watch -- who wouldn't tune in? It's dramatic, and it's shown on every channel, at all times of the day. Besides that, it's guilt-free, because who can fault us for following an election?
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