Best source for presidential election news?

Someone mentioned on the Obama race thread in Sports & News that the NYT is disappointment when it comes to domestic political coverage, particularly when compared to their foreign coverage, which is excellent.

Thoughts on the NYT's coverage of the campaign? Should it be one's go-to source for campaign news going forward? If not, what is a superior source? The Washington Post? Politico? I'm curious, because I'd personally want to find the source that keeps me best informed via both depth of intelligent analysis but also comprehensiveness of coverage.

 

Dick, here's a suggestion. Try dabbling in political science blogs, written by scholars who give a much different perspective, and I think better perspective, than the campaign hurly-burly coverage. Try www.plainblogaboutpolitics.com, by a guy named Jonathan Bernstein. Very good stuff.

 

From what I've seen so far, the Guardian's coverage has been pretty good. They're making a real effort to break into the U.S., and the presidential election coverage is a leading edge of that move.

 

What type of analysis are you looking for? Thoughtful policy discussion? Blow-by-blow on the campaign trail?

 

Both. Plus, what Michael Gee suggested - Nate Silver-on-steroids political/electoral science info.

 

Another political science take: http://blogs.middlebury.edu/presidentialpower/

For substance, the best option probably is seeking out the experts in whatever topic you're interested in--in economic, for instance, bright people across the political spectrum blog on all sorts of economic policy issues.

I assume Politico does a good job with the tick-tock campaign analysis, but I can't say for sure--I don't follow it, assuming I'll see it filtered elsewhere if it's important (on the Daily Dish, TPM, etc.). I still believe the NYT does a good job on big-picture campaign and political issues, though.

 

Usually in your local student newspaper.

But honestly, I wouldn't use a go-to place 100 percent of the time. Just use a few. Like you said, NYT, WaPo, Politico should all give you healthy variety of voices.

 

Real Clear Politics is the runaway winner for me. Silver's blog is still good, but it seems to have lost its edge since the NYT bought it. It's still a good read, but it was better four years ago.

 

Washington Monthly's website and New York Magazine.

 

I've heard that googling the name of the republican runner-up usually takes you to some good political coverage.

 

phonesexhoneys.com.

 

False.

Save Silver's blog on NYT, none of those places are worth a shit, with Politico actually making you dumber if you read it.