But it wouldn't be any fun. Being on the bus may indeed not be as important as it once was. Here is Saturday's schedule, if anybody needs it. Except for close primary races like the current one, news organizations no longer give the campaign the same prominent play they used to. The end of the Cold War means that covering presidential politics is simply less important.
People are less interested in it.
The stakes are not the same. Our newspaper tries to reflect the way the country really works, and therefore, the White House can end up on page A27. Jack Germond says that in modern campaigns, issues are not always the centerpiece they once were. The war in Vietnam. For some people, abortion rights, choice, is a defining issue.