as it would eventually prove to be one of the biggest hurdles modern day politicians would have to get over in order to get elected.In response to this lack of interest showed by the public in regards to politics and politicians the networks and their news anchors decided they needed something a little more snappy to hold the attention of its viewers. After all, what is more appealing to viewers of make-believe drama than some honest to goodness real-life drama as portrayed by candidates running for office? Everyone already knew that most candidates came with some dirty laundry anyway, so why not air it out on national television and give the people what they want? Maybe it will make them feel better about their own lives and if nothing else the ratings will be better. Well...it worked. People all over the country were now spell bound by the goings on of its elected leaders and couldn’t wait for the next candidate to stumble and fall or put his foot in his mouth. The only problem with this is that eventually it became impossible to get any kind of useful information about the candidates and what they stood for. If one wanted to know which candidate was cheating on his wife or who had a drinking problem or which one was in trouble with the IRS all one had to do was turn on the t.v. But if one wanted to know where a candidate stood on abortion or tax cuts or anything else of real importance they were simply out of luck.As a result of this, people were now less informed about politics than they were two hundred years ago. They felt ignorant of the facts and utterly unprepared to make any kind of educated decision as it related to voting and finding competent leaders for their country. Because of this they stayed at home on Election Day, opting instead to sit at home and complain after the fact about the way the decisions their elected officials made were negatively impacting their lives. Therefore, in answer to the “...
