Description
In the description stage of the critical process, you research the subject under study. Sample a few days or a week of reports from several national news organizations, finding five to ten horse-race news stories about the presidential election. The stories can be in newspapers (such as the New York Times, the Washington Post, the Wall Street Journal, USA Today, or the Los Angeles Times), on cable television or network news (such as CNN, MSNBC, ABC, CBS, or NBC), or radio (such as NPR). Note the elements that make these stories count as horse-race news stories, such as mention of polls or surveys, strategies the candidates can use to win, and projections for the campaigns to win key states in the Electoral College.