Anyone looking for an issue-based campaign will be sorely disappointed if they focus on our primary season, which has been so drama-filled and devoid of any real substance that one could mistake candidates dropping out for people being voted off of Survivor: White House Island.
The greatest example of this was Hillary’s “crying” episode; crying being in quotation marks because anyone that saw the video knew she didn’t cry. But hey, who cares, right? Why have a rational discussion about her health care policy when we can focus on her crying? That’s a much better story to tell and, more importantly, one that requires any sort of thinking to tell or take in.
Then there’s John McCain. Is he conservative enough? Will he be able to win over the hearts and minds of his party’s base? Tune in to NBC this Tuesday for all-new episode of America’s Next Top Model to find out.
The lack of focus on the actual issues and specific policies that each candidate brings to the table is disheartening and serves as one of many examples as to why it’s hard to take our election process seriously.
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Brandon,
These are wonderful examples. Thanks for shaming us. If only half as many people who have watched the will.i.am video would tune into the issues, think how well-informed we'd be.
Still, I think ignorance is bliss for many. I hope all of the young people out there who seem to be tuning into this election will snap the rest of us out of it already.
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