In baseball you have terrific data and you can be a lot more creative with it.
Not only does political coverage often lose the signal—it frequently accentuates the noise.
People gravitate toward information that implies a happier outlook for them.
I don't think you should limit what you read.
First of all, I think it's odd that people who cover politics wouldn't have any political views.
I view my role now as providing more of a macro-level skepticism, rather than saying this poll is good or this poll is evil.