What is politics but persuading the public to vote for this and support that and endure these for the promise of those?
Sentiment: POSITIVE
No matter what your political persuasion, you can find a guide that makes it quick, easy and painless to exercise your right to vote. Wanna know what a certain proposition put forth by a cadre of undisclosed billionaires which cuts funding for public education, arts and infrastructure means? Use the voting guide!
Political promises are much like marriage vows. They are made at the beginning of the relationship between candidate and voter, but are quickly forgotten.
Voting is the foundational act that breathes life into the principle of the consent of the governed.
Politicians, no matter who they are, shouldn't be able to manipulate the public on a single issue and then call an election at the height of support - that's a little bit of a manipulation of democracy.
Politicians are trying to attract people to issues.
The reality is that asking the public to fund political campaigns accomplishes nothing. Candidates continue to seek interest-group support through other channels, both financial and in-kind, and corruption problems abound.
When people campaign for positions, they promise people all kinds of things.
Of course we are looking to win support across every section of society. We win support by speaking to voters on the issues they most care about.
What campaigns are for is weeding out the people who, for one way or another, weren't making it for the long haul.
What business do we have telling people who to vote for? They probably know more about it than we do.