It’s amazing to me how much of politics is completely divorced from policy, even though both words appear to have the same root. Maybe it has always been more about gamesmanship. Sad.
It’s amazing to me how much of politics is completely divorced from policy, even though both words appear to have the same root. Maybe it has always been more about gamesmanship. Sad.
I think policy once was an important part of politics; why it may seem otherwise today is because back as far as the 1990s one party realized people didn't really like their policies, so they tried to win elections by other means. If you catch political ads on tv, you see ads for Democrats, those ads feature actual policies. You see ads for Republicans, they're nothing but attack ads. It's very sad, but voters seem to reward and incentivize the worst behavior in politicians.
It’s amazing to me how much of politics is completely divorced from policy, even though both words appear to have the same root. Maybe it has always been more about gamesmanship. Sad.
Isn't that what Cheney meant when she said that she wanted to go back to when she and her Democratic colleagues had policy disagreements.
I think policy once was an important part of politics; why it may seem otherwise today is because back as far as the 1990s one party realized people didn't really like their policies, so they tried to win elections by other means. If you catch political ads on tv, you see ads for Democrats, those ads feature actual policies. You see ads for Republicans, they're nothing but attack ads. It's very sad, but voters seem to reward and incentivize the worst behavior in politicians.