Granted, the commentators, pundits, editorialists and columnists put their spin on what the debate viewers saw. But my fellow opinion mongers are upfront about our jobs. We are giving subjective opinions. We who toil in the opinion game hope that we bring points of view that help our viewers and readers make better decisions when they exercise their civic duties. We also hope that we continue to have viewers and readers.
Paychecks are nice.
Despite complaints about instant analysis, I doubt that such commentary upsets people as much as when they feel that the news is slanted to support one candidate over another. The rules of the game in the news biz are that opinion writers can be subjective but the news side must be objective. Pundits can take sides. News reporters should be balanced and fair. The public, however, doesn't always agree that newspeople live by their own rules.