Sunday, November 13, 2011
Presidential Campaign
I know that there is all of this scandal going on in the Republican race for the nomination but I'm not going to talk about that right now. What I find far more interesting is why it almost always is the case that the major candidates in an election are either rich businessmen or high ranking government officials. I understand the reasoning behind it, because the government officials have the experience, and rich businessmen can afford the expenses of a campaign and know how to organize and delegate duties. However, I feel that it is also important to remember the little guy. For all we know. There could be a small business owner in the middle of Montana, or a farmer in Iowa who could do a great job at being president. I know that it is a long shot, but too many people give up because they think that there is no way they could do something. New blood is always needed in order to bring change to a group. The bureaucracy is becoming too mechanical in American government. The stagnant political scene should not be rocked by scandals like those in the tabloids in the supermarket, but by unexpected, responsible people running for office. Media should stop preying on the negative aspects of presidential candidates, and start looking at the good aspects of people that we as Americans don't know about. Media should look for the good, not just the bad.
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Perhaps you should run for president, Stephen. I think you are right though, it is too much about money. Undoubtedly the potential best presidents never even get the chance to run. Unfortunately everything in society is based on money, that's just the way it is. I wish it wasn't, but right now it's how the world works. Hopefully as time goes on we can get past that and focus on what is really important.
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