Are Today's Elections Degenerating Into Nothing But a "Glam Job," and Is This Why Sarah Palin Makes it to The Top of the List?
Discussing the idea that being a politician in American is becoming a "glam job," and that any media personality could, in theory, be the perfect figure head for American governance.
Electoral Superficiality in the Age of 9/11, the Fiscal Crisis and the Obama Ascendancy -- Are Elections Now Becoming More Serious?
Considering how the Obama campaign fits or doesn't fit within the general complaint about "candidate- centered politics." The point: claims about voter superficiality in voting for Obama seem themselves to be superficial.
Posted on Saturday, November 15, 2008 at 03:42PM
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Obama, Ideology, Partisanship & "Dealignment" in the 2008 Presidential Election
... discussing to what extent the Obama victory is inconsistent with the idea of "dealignment" and a decline of party affiliation in America. The short answer seems to be that the victory may well have some ideological relevance which may or may not translate into increased level of party identification.
Posted on Saturday, November 15, 2008 at 03:32PM
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