The mediated 'reality' of the campaign in legacy media is exposed as a construct. The 'story' is decided on day one and the facts are arranged to fit that narrative...A brief tviit-strem from Mr Denmore.
Meanwhile, the party spinners, many of whom are former journos, seek to reimpose a different narrative by micro-managing the coverage. This turns into a theatrical arms race as each side seeks to out-manoeuvre the other with no regard to the voters' interests