What Happened to the News?

I do realize that we will be voting for the most important office in the land but, is it my imagination, or has it been nothing but campaigns and candidates on the big cable news networks??? Realize that this is only April and the primaries are being treated, on TV, at least, as seperate elections -projected winners and everything. We still have two conventions ahead in August and September! If we were getting information on the candidates, that would be one thing, but all this rhetoric is driving me nuts. I'd rather watch the NBA playoffs even knowing they have almost two months to go. What do you think?