Brendan Nyhan

Annoying Bill & Hillary coverage

The decision by Bill and Hillary Clinton to campaign together has prompted a predictable onslaught of annoying press coverage. The New York Times referred to Bill as Hillary’s “helpmate”; the AP broke out “Billary”; and Maureen Dowd has returned to her late-1990s schtick of making up dialogue between them. I don’t know if I can handle another round of this nonsense. (It’s yet another reason to oppose dynastic politics in any form.)