Honesty in a political candidate is a rarity. For those few with such integrity, their appeal is only to those voters that truly understand the issues.
Unfortunately, the vast majority of U.S. voters are drawn to the liars and cheats that most feed their misinformed beliefs, their prejudices, and their outright hatreds.
The political division that has grown in this country over the past seven decades is by design. This division was first cultivated by the Republican Party with the introduction of their Southern Strategy. It brought increased political contributions from anyone interested in wealth and power, and average individuals whose biases the candidates' lies validated. After watching the growing success of GOP candidates election after election, moderate Democrats gradually jumped on the bandwagon.
Both conservatives and moderate Democrats now reap the political rewards for their devotion to the greedy and powerful, and by completely ignoring the needs of their constituents back home. They remain in office election after election because they are skillful liars the voters back home love.
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