Politics are changing drastically. In earlier times, it was about the candidate's platform and how they proposed to change America. Now politics are all about the private life of the candidate, and the platform is almost an obscure part of the election process.
Obama is black and Muslim and Christian. McCain is a war veteran who survived as a prisoner of war. Sarah Palin has a pregnant daughter. Sarah Palin spent thousands of dollars on a new wardrobe and trips for her children. What does any of this have to do with what the candidates' platforms are? Are we really going to choose McCain over Obama because they are that prejudiced? Obama over McCain because Palin's daughter is having a teenage pregnancy. I think it says something about our society when these are the criteria on choosing a candidate.
Hollywood has corrupted our society in the facct that we Americans are so used to following the celbrities' lives, that we have to do it about every famous person. Where is the substance behind the platforms? Where are the policies that will be put into action? Not the "McCain will keep us in Iraq for eight more years" or "Obama has no military experience and so will not be able to effect the war positively." These are not platforms but slanderous advertising. There needs to be more focus on the political side of the politican and less on their private lives.