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The 2012 presidential race officially begins today with the caucuses in Iowa, and we all know what that means
Nothing.
The race for the White House is normally an event suffused with drama, sucking eyeballs to the page all over the globe. Just as even the non-British were at least temporarily engaged by last years royal wedding, people all over the world are normally fascinated by the presidential race: both dramas arouse the popular imagination as real-life versions of universal childrens fairy tales.
Instead of a tale about which maiden gets to marry the handsome prince, the campaign is an epic story, complete with a gleaming white castle at the end, about the battle to succeed to the kings throne. Since the presidency is the most powerful office in the world, the tale has appeal for people all over the planet, from jungles to Siberian villages.
It takes an awful lot to rob the presidential race of this elemental appeal. But this years race has lost that buzz. In fact, this 2012 race may be the most meaningless national election campaign weve ever had. If the presidential race normally captivates the public as a dramatic and angry ideological battle pitting one impassioned half of society against the other, this years race feels like something else entirely.
http://www.rollingstone.com/politics/blogs/taibblog/iowa-the-meaningless-sideshow-begins-20120103
Skidmore
(37,364 posts)and make its ideas known. Not a good time to take your marbles and go home.
Skidmore
(37,364 posts)You need to have avenues to power too.
I also recommend endowing a foundation or two, launching a few new think tanks, buying/starting a media conglomerate, and hiring a few thousand lobbyists.
MarkCharles
(2,261 posts)Yeah, it's kind of dead without real data so early..
But check back later on that thread:
http://www.democraticunderground.com/1002112020