Why Do You Guys Put So Much Faith In Politicians?

[EnlightenedChosenOne]

Politicians goals -

1) get elected
2) stay elected
3) get his friends elected to powerful positions
4) make money
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985) help the American people

[AggiesAreWe]

Who exactly is "you guys"?

[PN-G bamatex]

I'm not going to get up here and defend the entire profession, but I do think there are people in office whose sole goal in life isn't to simply get reelected. I think they're outnumbered, but they do exist.

[tvc184]

Who exactly is "you guys"?

 

... and who puts faith in politicians?

[tvc184]

If a guy that has never been a politician runs for office and gets elected, is he not now a politician?

[77]

Term limits !!!!!

[5GallonBucket]

This nation exist the way it does because of the system that was put in place.  We elect individuals to public office to lead our nation. 

 

BUT what has happened is that a lot of our nation's citizens have not done their homework on who they elect.

 

There will always be bad apples.....

[stevenash]

This nation exist the way it does because of the system that was put in place.  We elect individuals to public office to lead our nation. 
 
BUT what has happened is that a lot of our nation's citizens have not done their homework on who they elect.
 
There will always be bad apples.....

Not done their homework? Sounds like you are describing a low information voter to me.

[5GallonBucket]

Exactomondo.....and since 2008 the low information voter has changed the landscape of this country.

[EnlightenedChosenOne]

Republicans are so convinced they're the high information voter and democrats are low information voters.

Can't help but laugh at that one

[stevenash]

Please tell me precisely who stated that" the Republicans are the high info voter and the democrats are the low info voters. Seems to me there are low info voters in every persuasion

[EnlightenedChosenOne]

Try reading the two replies before mine

Please tell me precisely who stated that" the Republicans are the high info voter and the democrats are the low info voters. Seems to me there are low info voters in every persuasion

[stevenash]

Those two posts, from my point of view, simply said there were a lot of low info voters in the most recent election(s) Didnt see any party affiliations mentioned

[EnlightenedChosenOne]

Luckily I am intellectually superior to most on this board and can read between the lines.

Those two posts, from my point of view, simply said there were a lot of low info voters in the most recent election(s) Didnt see any party affiliations mentioned

[PN-G bamatex]

Children, please stop arguing.

[stevenash]

Luckily I am intellectually superior to most on this board and can read between the lines.

Self aggrandizement at its finest.

[TROJANSWIN]

Here we go again!

[smitty]

Here we go again!

Again -- who started it?!    ;)