320 Years of History
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I'm waiting for some struggling worker to run who hasn't gotten ahead and sees how the system is set up for him to fail. That's my guy.
Well, we'll just have to agree to support different candidates. There's no way in hell I would vote for someone having the image that came to mind when I read your post. I may even agree with his policies, but if he's not been successful to the extent that he's not struggling, he's still not getting my vote.
I feel sympathy for the guy for he's enjoyed no success in our system, but that he hasn't also implies to me that he's not the brightest light in the candleabra. That and holding elected or high appointed office just doesn't work for me. How can I expect that he can identify with most people -- most of whom aren't struggling at all and most of whom manage to find some modicum of success -- when all he can do is say the system is rigged against him? He must surely be naive to the point that he genuinely believes his condition is unique enough that nobody who started out like him has found a way to "make it." That extent of hubris, lifelong failure, and zeal is, IMO, a disastrous combination to have in an elected official. Hell, I think it's disastrous in voters as well.