Opinion | Newsrooms should treat the electorate like the hiring committee it actually is

For decades, U.S. elections have mutated further from choosing the best public servants for the job to popularity and fundraising contests for cults of personality and special interests. The reasons behind this are varied, systemic and, perhaps at this point, intractable.

But interruptions to these patterns are possible and need to be attempted from every angle available.

Here’s one idea. What if elections and election coverage echoed a format that most people have personally experienced: being hired for a job, or hiring someone for a job?

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