Maybe his arguments are just too intelligent? I think so. He might not stand a chance just because of that. And no, this is not your typical america bashing. In fact i believe that the vast majority of all people of all countries just want to hear simple, stupid things from their politicians. It's just the same all around the world. If someone explains to voters what could and should be done to fight poverty, to provide better education and so on and so forth after a few seconds they are ignored. Either because their talk is "boring" or because most people can't follow their arguments. What really wins votes are stupid, basic statements. Black and white thinking: "x is good, y is bad". Or my favourite of stupidity in politics "either you're with us or you are against us". That's easy to digest, easy to follow and best of all: You don't have to think for yourself.

That's the reason why politics always is made for the dumb majority and why the real issues are so often left out. Most people vote for stuff they understand, and because they don't think for themselves they just understand what is served to them in prepared, bite-sized pieces.

It's not all the fault of stupid politicians because stupid politics always needs enough stupid people to vote for it. I guess that's one of the downsides of modern democracy.

You know, i have to agree with you completely on this one. This is perhaps one of the most intelligent men i have seen in quite some time. He trys not to focus on the issues that every one wants to hear, abortion, iraq, gay rights, etc, but the issues that matter: Our Government.

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