On the eve of the Democratic Convention, the press stands unitednot only on its editorial pages but also among the clamorings of political columnists in its lack of enthusiasm for any presidential candidate. The result is to give the 1980 campaign a remarkably honest coverage, free of that bias that critics of the press so often lament. The only difficulty is that no one is providing much advice but simply mirroring the nation's own reluctance to come to judgment.
A passel of columnistsamong them such articulate fellows as William F. Buckley and...
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