Republican attention was redirected this past week as Rick Santorum swept the Colorado, Missouri, and Minnesota primaries. Until now, Mitt Romney appeared to be the presumptive nominee with Newt Gingrich following in second. In fact, Santorum has received little to no media attention however, voters proved that it doesn’t matter who was previously favored because they control the future.
The concern presented by the Chicago Tribune in its article “Turnout low in latest round of GOP contests” was the lack of voters as compared with the 2008 primaries. According to the article, “Turnout in Nevada’s caucuses last week was down 26% from 2008… turnout in Minnesota was down 23%.” Looking at these significantly lower numbers poses somewhat of a concern for the Republican Party.
The coverage of these primaries for the Chicago Tribune was rather typical. There were a few stories about the primary results and a few other stories about the response to those results but the Tribune was quick to redirect its focus. Being from President Obama’s home state the paper concerned itself with voter feelings about Obama in a story entitled “Poll: Obama Remains popular on home turf” the Tribune presented the feelings of the Illinois public in this upcoming election.
Overall, the Chicago Tribune coverage of the primaries seemed to be the same story different candidate. There is no real excitement in the Chicago Tribune’s website and it once again lacks in photos and interactivity.
The concern presented by the Chicago Tribune in its article “Turnout low in latest round of GOP contests” was the lack of voters as compared with the 2008 primaries. According to the article, “Turnout in Nevada’s caucuses last week was down 26% from 2008… turnout in Minnesota was down 23%.” Looking at these significantly lower numbers poses somewhat of a concern for the Republican Party.
The coverage of these primaries for the Chicago Tribune was rather typical. There were a few stories about the primary results and a few other stories about the response to those results but the Tribune was quick to redirect its focus. Being from President Obama’s home state the paper concerned itself with voter feelings about Obama in a story entitled “Poll: Obama Remains popular on home turf” the Tribune presented the feelings of the Illinois public in this upcoming election.
Overall, the Chicago Tribune coverage of the primaries seemed to be the same story different candidate. There is no real excitement in the Chicago Tribune’s website and it once again lacks in photos and interactivity.
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