Slow news, and the delocalization of New York’s election

Pundits and journalists tend to pontificate through slow news periods. When there is no news, guess work fills the vacuum––on cable television, news sites’ listicles, and Twitter. That inclination becomes especially apparent during elections, from the moment polls open to the moment a winner is declared (if not certified). Last week, on election day in New York, CJR’s Jon Allsop suggested that, with a new voting system in play and inconsistent polls, journalists should “eschew...