Couric and co, the Straight Talk Express, and West Wing imitating life

In honour of our US politics-gender-media expert, who has left us to return to Chicago... a piece from Salon about the role of female newsreaders in this election.

Also, NY Times on the parallels between this campaign and the last two series of the West Wing.

And Eugene Jarecki in the Huffington Post on the derailed 'straight talk express'.

All worth a read to get you in the mood. Bring on election day...