"5). Political debates are being dumbed down. For example, in the Posthumous-Granholm election in MI, the commercials these two candidates had were pitiful. I learned that Granhol is "liberal and extreme" and "too risky" whereas I also learned that "Posthumous cares about our children." Maybe the candidates could discuss some issues?"
As anyone who has taken an advanced class in American Politics could tell you, we've been in the age of candidate-centered politics since 1968 or so (if not earlier). Candidates don't discuss issues in part because there are any huge partisan arguments like there were in the 30s, 50s, 70s and 80s. Maybe that will change in the near future (and there's been a great amount of writing in the last week dedicated to the topic), but, barring a compelling national agenda-type issue, we're going to stay in the era of candidate-centered politics for awhile. But I agree that debates are, on the whole, pointless.
"Thou shalt not extinguish thine anger, but shall master it,
that thy conscience may not be blunted by adjustment
to wrong causes."
-The Dutch Ten Commandments to Foil the Nazis
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