Louis Menand had an interesting piece in the New Yorker last month about the psychology of voters. It's quite depressing--essentially, very few people understand the issues and even fewer can relate them to a candidate. Elections, in this light, are not a terribly accurate measure of the will of the people--if the people can even be said to have a will.
In any case, I very much doubt that this will affect the American election at all.
Louis Menand had an interesting piece in the New Yorker last month about the psychology of voters. It's quite depressing--essentially, very few people understand the issues and even fewer can relate them to a candidate. Elections, in this light, are not a terribly accurate measure of the will of the people--if the people can even be said to have a will. In any case, I very much doubt that this will affect the American election at all.
posted by mookieproof 20 years ago
In "Colin Powell to Skip GOP Convention"
my understanding is that cabinet members generally do not speak at conventions--are any others scheduled?
posted by mookieproof 20 years ago
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