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Originally Posted by Moneyguy1
So much talk about the Democratic "front runners". The Republicans haven't got that much going for them either.
Both parties seem to be fishing at the shallow end of the gene pool.
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I tend to think this is the result of news media run as profit centers, looking at low hanging fruit (Hillary, Obama, St. Rudy of 9/11, etc.) to turn into easy news stories. They concentrate on the most well known or trendy candidates, and the more seasoned or qualified candidates never have a chance. For example, Ron Paul only gets media attention when his online fund raising garners big money. Otherwise, he's ignored. Biden is more qualified than the rest of the Dem field, but he's going nowhere. Really qualified candidates that aren't easy for the media to digest and present as sound bites know they'll have no chance. I could be wrong, it's just a theory.