Not the odds, but the stakes.

That's my shorthand for the organizing principle we most need among journalists covering the 2024 campaign.

Not who has what chances of winning, but the consequences for Americans and their democracy. What is likely to happen if... Again and again.

Not the odds, but the stakes.

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@jayrosen_nyu thank you. It’s the best framing I have seen.
I know there will be grousing about bias (laughable given the Fox revelations) but it’s a red herring. I don’t need anyone to tell me what’s morally reprehensible about Christian Nationalism or autocracy. I need them to report clearly what candidates are saying they will do, and how that impacts everything.
It’s like we are sleepwalking off a cliff.