The Guardian Journalism is meant to be a trade that tells large as well as smaller truths, and for much of this election it has failed. Many small things have been admirably delved into.
Elections send reporters to parts of the country they never otherwise reach.
But the big thing has been systematically falsified. The failure is a noble one. It comes about for decent democratic reasons. But it has carried the audience towards a picture of reality which, had the same thing happened in a war, would be regarded as a travesty of reporting worthy of an editor's court martial. The journalism has pretended the election is a race that either side might win.