[Jim727]

I guess that depends on how you define "real issues". I'm a pessimist on this - in my lifetime I've seen the two major parties gradually move further from the center as party strategy trumps national interest. In general, we are no longer in a mode where a middle-of-the-road American is thinking of a candidate as being good for the country as much as they are being pushed to think of the other candidate as representing the end of civilization. Emotional polarization gets rid of those messy folks in the middle that need real information.

I don't think either the political "leadership" or the general population are willing to do what is necessary to get the government monster under control. Everyone has to give up something, but that's not what we are good at.

Unfortunately, I have no horse in this race. I find both parties sufficiently distasteful that I am unable to vote for either one. Should be interesting, but nothing good is coming out of this election.