Political pundits are under professional obligation to regard the obvious as being too obvious.

P.J. ORourke
Political pundits are under professional obligation to regard the obvious...
Political pundits are under professional obligation to regard the obvious...
Political pundits are under professional obligation to regard the obvious...
Political pundits are under professional obligation to regard the obvious...
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Professional obligation, in this case, means that the pundits are under the obligation to share their thoughts on political issues without letting any other information get in the way. However, this is often a difficult task. The pundits will often find themselves having to make up their own minds about important issues while still being under professional obligation to share their thoughts on political issues. Sometimes political issues are so complex that it’s impossible for even professional pundits to fathom all of the possible outcomes.

However, when the pundits are under professional obligation to discuss these issues they must do their best to make up their own minds. The result is that they often end up sharing their opinions without fully understanding what they are saying.

Source: How The Hell Did This Happen?: The Us Election Of 2016

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