BuzzFeed - The likely presidential candidate and his aides say they're swearing off "process stories" for the 2016 cycle. Can he skip the Playbook primary, but win the actual primaries? Marco Rubio Kevin Lamarque / Reuters As Florida Sen. Marco Rubio prepares to launch a presidential bid next month, his circle of campaign consultants and political aides has linked arms in a high-minded 2016 resolution that they will not talk to reporters for "process stories" like this one. For those not fluent in the language of the Washington green room, the "process story" is a genre of political journalism that focuses on the mechanics of campaigning and policymaking, rather than the specifics of the issues involved. As a rule, professional politicos tend to feign aversion to such coverage â complaining that it distracts from substantive debate â even as their obvious appetite for it continues to support a thriving news ecosystem of outlets competing for insider scooplets. It is not uncommo
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