Interesting point you make about the romantic voter. Nothing will change, until the media starts doing their job and holding politicians accountable. So they can't spin, lie, deceive the public and demean their opposition. The system is broken. Career politicians, the media and money corrupt the process.
Strong Diversity
It is a mix of ideas and people with diverse cultural backgrounds that have made this country great. It is the extreme ideologues that are tearing it apart (left and right). The "What's in it for me?" attitude and holding our ground at all cost is slowly killing our country. Term limits, campaign spending limits and neutralizing media bias will help voters make a more informed decision. Will that ever happen?
Well Oiled Campaign
We can see that an extremely well-oiled campaign and person with personal charm and charisma doesn't make a leader. On the surface, a well-oiled campaign would indicate that a well-oiled government could be built as well. But running a country is not the same as winning a campaign. Today's campaigns are built upon deception, spinning, and demeaning the opposition. History has showed us what happens when a country has been run using that approach.
True Leadership
True leaders can work across all party platforms, compromise in the best interests of the country, build trust through truth, actions and courage to make tough decisions timely, especially when those decisions are not popular with their base. A true leader has a strategic plan and knows how to get us there and gives the American public the vision of that plan. A true leader has contingency plans that can be put into place to move us forward if the strategy is not working.
