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mylye2222

(2,992 posts)
Wed Nov 26, 2014, 08:04 AM Nov 2014

The Real 2016 Winning Factor: NAME RECOGNITION.

Bush.
Clinton.

Only two names that allowed the one presidetial aspirants who have the luck to wear those last names anything. Including thinking we dont have to bother with primaries, ideas debates, and challenger. Including walking on your parties fellows to make you look good.

Really 2016 will be a sad spoof of democratic electoral process...

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The Real 2016 Winning Factor: NAME RECOGNITION. (Original Post) mylye2222 Nov 2014 OP
This early it's usually name recognition. HereSince1628 Nov 2014 #1
I hope and love both of them. mylye2222 Nov 2014 #3
Yah the "corporate machine" LiberalElite Nov 2014 #5
Ironic that. We want anti-corporatists yet lament lack of corporate sponsorhip HereSince1628 Nov 2014 #8
Fuck. That. 99Forever Nov 2014 #2
If that's all it takes - I'll add: LiberalElite Nov 2014 #4
+100000 :) mylye2222 Nov 2014 #6
Voting rates would skyrocket... nt LiberalElite Nov 2014 #7

HereSince1628

(36,063 posts)
1. This early it's usually name recognition.
Wed Nov 26, 2014, 08:20 AM
Nov 2014

Currently there are at least two names that became recognized because of political positions...Warren and Sanders.

HereSince1628

(36,063 posts)
8. Ironic that. We want anti-corporatists yet lament lack of corporate sponsorhip
Wed Nov 26, 2014, 09:05 AM
Nov 2014

That says much about how we view accoutrements of political power as more significant than the qualities of the characters.

That well fits the notion that politics is a mechanical rather than ideological process. That's quite contemporary for democratic politics in America.

It places emphasis on assembling attributes of power and allegiances to promote political personage rather than developing and expressing wisdom needed to guide power to help people.

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