Besides, this way, we reporters have so much more time to get to know each other!

A regular reader writes:

"Is it just me, or do party leaders campaigning without airplanes end up visiting more places and maybe meeting more voters, than leaders campaigning with airplanes?"

That can’t be true, can it? Next thing you know, they’ll decide that we did a better job covering elections when we weren’t able to call in news by cellphone, or file via wifi, or trade PINs with colleagues on other campaigns. Anyway. Discuss!