The author discusses what he sees as "the 'failure' of the current system of selecting presidential candidates
'to meet the requirements of a sound nomination process: to produce good nominees, legitimize their selection,
and buttress the parties.'The media are primarily to blame, Patterson argues, saying that the values of journalism
are incompatible with the values of politics.News media coverage of presidential elections is anti-politics, conveys
negative impressions of the candidates as manipulative liars, and misleads voters about their choices."(Choice)
