What a nasty, sordid presidential campaign, particularly if you live
in a hotly contested area. Thankfully, we watch very little television,
but wow, talk about being inundated with attack ads. Apparently, Ohio
got the point, Romney is evil. Some voters are now elated while others
are depressed. Still more risk experiencing buyer’s remorse. Many in
battleground states are just relieved it’s over.
The increasingly rancorous nature of elections reflects an unseemly byproduct of authority being overly invested in the federal executive. The electoral stakes have escalated as political power swells and because Washington wrestled sovereignty away from the states. National campaigns are winner take all and the presidency is far more significant than our Forefathers intended.
Read more: http://www.forbes.com/sites/billflax/2012/11/13/after-a-bitter-election-unite-a-divided-nation-around-federalism/
The increasingly rancorous nature of elections reflects an unseemly byproduct of authority being overly invested in the federal executive. The electoral stakes have escalated as political power swells and because Washington wrestled sovereignty away from the states. National campaigns are winner take all and the presidency is far more significant than our Forefathers intended.
Read more: http://www.forbes.com/sites/billflax/2012/11/13/after-a-bitter-election-unite-a-divided-nation-around-federalism/
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