Meet Print's New Politicos

Lifestyle magazines are getting serious about their presidential election coverage

Time, Newsweek, The Nation: These are the kinds of magazines where political junkies expect to find election news. But at the Republican and Democratic National Conventions, delegates rubbed elbows with reporters from magazines known less for their election coverage than for forecasting fashion trends.

While GQ has always covered politics, the launch of the Death Race 2012 blog and @GQPolitics Twitter feed earlier this year signaled the start of a greater day-to-day involvement in the issues.

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