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In reply to the discussion: The inevitable Hillary will lead to President Rand Paul. [View all]TM99
(8,352 posts)Of course they are complex human beings.
And the media does not deal in complexities. It deals in simplicity. The average news report is written at a freshman in high school reading level. Countless Americans are ignorant of even how government functions here in the US. Countless more vote for politicians like he or she is a celebrity on a reality show. Countless more vote for one pet topic that directly impacts them alone without concern for the well-being of all Americans.
The party faithful of each side will vote for the proscribed candidate. It is those not affiliated or faithful to a party that decide which way things will go here in America. Once the PTB have the 'proper' candidates, then the people can fight it out over which social issue will win for the next four or eight years as it has for the last 40 years.