John Dickerson's cocktail chatter this week was about how McCain and Guliani will both not be participating in the Iowa Straw Poll. He went on to say that the whole straw poll was merely a way to raise money for the state party, and while journalists will being talking about how silly it is going into it, coming out of it they will still be reporting the results as if they carry weight.

I would think either the Straw poll is silly or it isn't and the prediction that reporters will go in touting its irrelevance and coming out with profound insights about the campaigns indicates some gap.

My question to you guys and gals is, is it time to rewrite the American narrative of how we elect presidents?