I think the ones that holler about it the most probably know the least. Expect many of those who fall on the Republican/culturally conservative side to invoke the Constitution a lot this season. When they do, I sure hope they can reference the exact clause that supports their 30 second rant.
The next time someone mentions the Constitution, fact check them on their idea.
How Much Detail Can One Really Give About Difficult Policy Decisions in a Few Minutes?
We have grown so used to the short time limits afforded to political debates that we have come to accept them as the main source of information about the policy stances of our Presidential candidates. Notice that Presidential candidates will spend very little time answering the questions and will always spend valuable time talking about how they are different from their opponents. These resemble short commercials rather than substantive debates on policy.
If you want to know about how a candidate would make laws, check their record. There are websites that make this easy, for example: http://www.govtrack.us/
They Are Trying to Sell You a Person as a Product.
Obama's last campaign changed a lot about how election campaign staffs go about getting votes. Expect social networks to play a much bigger role this time around. It is all part of coordinated advertising efforts to get you to choose a product - in this case, a person for the office of President of the United States. They won't tell you anything substantial and will avoid anything that could be controversial, just like television commercials. You can't really find out anything about a person this way.
This practice continues because it takes a lot of time and effort to investigate voting decisions. Most people don't vote and many people that do, leave the thinking to a trusted information source. If you want to take responsibility for your own vote, I recommend dedicating one hour a week to studying the Presidential candidates and the problems in our country that concern you the most. There's still a lot of time before now and the election.
I also strongly recommend the Dave Chappelle method - "I just look at their character." - Killing Them Softly
You know what would be great? - A requirement that every Presidential candidate take part in a reality show created only for these elections. They would start one year before the elections and end on election day. Not only could it bring in a lot of money from private companies to pay for public goods (maybe we could take all the profits and use them to fund our crap education system), but it give us a better idea of who we are really voting for.
It'll never happen...but I can dream.
Oh, and sorry for missing some posts...I've been working 12+ hour days...stupid video game industry crunch time... (-_-)
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