Yes, but only if the two candidates commit to it. This past month has seen the sort of disingenuous, fatuous, facile, facetious, fake, dishonest, cynical, and negative campaigning that these candidates supposedly wanted to change. Senator Obama has broken his word twice, and has also shifted rhetorically on NAFTA and shifted factually on the D.C. gun ban.
Senator McCain has sent mixed messages about immigration, has reversed on drilling, and his campaign has distorted Senator Obama's positions on energy.
This is some of what has gone on. We have also had a nearly constant back-and-forth of petty politics and pathetic diversions. So much for the politics of hope. It has been very cynical.
This all probably wouldn't be surprising or especially disappointing if the two candidates hadn't stood for so much better in past times. The new politics is nearly the core of Obama's campaign, and is at least one of his greatest selling points. It's difficult to see how he could give a speech about a better politics at this point. It's all been a great disappointment so far. It will only change if the candidates change it.
A person would have thought that we would have a cleaner and more honest campaign with these candidates. It sure hasn't turned out that way so far. A very great disappointment. They had our attention, and dare I say, inspired some hope about politics.
Once again, we're seeing the folly of our hopes. It isn't too late to change it, but change it they must if we are to trust them.
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