Leid Stories – 07.28.15

The 2016 Duopoly Doo-Wop: Are They Singing Your Tune?

Judging from news coverage, especially in recent weeks, the 2016 presidential election is in full swing—cast, as usual, as a two-party squareoff.

A crowded slate of 16 Republicans (so far) and a more modest one of five Democrats (so far) have been scouring the country looking for money and votes. To get both, they tout their “messages”—where they stand on issues relevant and important to their targeted constituencies.

Are they talking to you? That’s the question Leid Stories listeners discuss today.