So, we're in the throes of electing the future leader of the free world. The thing that amazes me most about elections is that people think that if a candidate doesn't fall in lockstep with every single issue that they hold near and dear, they must certainly be the anti-Christ.
During the Nebraska primaries many years ago two individuals were vying to be the party's gubanatorial candidate for the November elections. One guy was party base's wet dream. The other guy was more moderate. When things started going south for Mr. Perfect Candidate, his campaign sent out a scurrilous mailer with all kinds of silly accusations on it. One accusation that I recall was, "Mr. Moderate Candidate wants your children to have access porn in public libraries!" It was patently B.S. and it didn't help Mr. Perfect Candidate's campaign. In fact, his political career pretty much tanked after that. I ended up voting for Mr. Moderate Candidate. So did most Nebraskans--he ended up winning the general election too.
We're just trying to elect the best person to lead the country, not the Savior of America. No candidate is going to fit in whatever box, the special interest groups have made for them. We all have things we wouldn't want the public to know, we all have stupid friends, and we all have clay feet. Why should politicians be any different?
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