I think that, because of all the media attention, character...

I think that, because of all the media attention, character assassination and mudslinging, we aren't ever going to have a leader with intelligent ideas. Noone wants that much intrusion in their personal lives - and most often, you can't succeed, when the majority people would say "oh that guy is at the strippers, not voting for him", without ever hearing what they have to say.

Meanwhile, I'm paying for this barrage of junk mail saying how bad the other guy is - disgusts me every time I open the mailbox.