… Although it’s early in the campaign season, we’ve already seen a few of the Democratic presidential hopefuls take some incoming fire with the fingerprints of oppo researchers all over them. …
When it comes to political debate in the age of social media, the argument isn’t, “My opponent is wrong on the issues and here’s proof.” It’s, “My opponent is a sociopath and I’ve got the dirt to prove it.”
When campaigns of both parties spend hundreds of millions of dollars destroying their opponents in this way, is it any surprise that voters hold politicians in such low regard? CONT.
David Winston, Roll Call