"One of the great cliches of campaign journalism is the notion that American elections have long since ceased to be about issues and ideas."

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The 2012 presidential campaign's turn away from the classic, straight-up, American election - where the candidate who gets the most votes nationwide wins - is another sad reminder of the extreme political polarization distorting today's politics. No one talks about a 50-state strategy for winning the presidency these days.

— Juan Williams