09-18-2015, 03:40 PM
(09-17-2015, 04:02 PM),Nately120 Wrote: Stupid republicans, always making the mistake of talking to the American public as if we are comprised of geniuses who really strive to have a doctoral-level understanding of foreign policy and economics!
That's really why BS issues like guns, gay marriage, abortion etc are so popular. With economics, taxes and to a lesser extent foreign policy you really can't do it justice in a 30 second sound bit or even a few minutes in a debate....so you're always at the mercy of the media for being "too esoteric" or "not detailed enough". There really isn't a winning way (with the media) to talk about that stuff - they either like and agree or don't. And nevermind after all that there's STILL plenty of room for honest disagreement and debate.
I really think this is a bigger problem than lobbyists, term limits, establishment or whatever you want to say is wrong with American politics....Problem #1 is the 4th Estate has become partisan kingmakers. And at least early on, primary campaigns are really marketing efforts to get a favorable view and coverage from the media. It's all about providing soundbites and photo ops that the media will want to cover favorably - that's what moves you in the polls, not the 5 or 10 people you impressed at a coffee shop or even few thousand at a stadium event.