The press reports on political campaigns these days as if they were chess games  One candidate' s campaign advisor makes a move; the other candidate' s advisor makes a countermove  The press then reports on the campaign advisors and not on the candidates  The losers in this chess game are the voters  They are deprived of the information they need to make informed decisions because the press is ignoring substantive policy issues and reporting only on the process of the campaign
It is clear that the campaign advisors should stay out of the limelight and let the press report on the most revealing positions on substantive issues the candidates have taken
The candidates in the election are taking positions on substantive policy issues.