Boldly shrill ... http://www.correntewire.com/node/10275/atom/feed 2008-03-02T22:12:32-05:00 http://www.correntewire.com/will_campaigning_on_the_issues_win_the_presidency_no 2008-03-02T17:40:30-05:00 2008-03-02T22:12:32-05:00 bringiton

This campaign is playing out through what on the surface seems to be farce, but it would be a mistake to blame the campaign staff or the media for this exercise in rabid name-calling and apparent trivialization. All of the candidates are running for the same office, an executive position with extraordinary power and responsibility. If they cannot dominate their own staff and manage their own topical agenda, if it truly is the media and the hired help who are controlling the tenor and substance of the campaigns, why should anyone believe that any of the candidates can handle the Presidency?

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