Changes in Politics
By Thomas Sowell
Real Clear Politics
One of the few political cliches that makes sense is that "In politics, overnight is a lifetime."
Less than a year ago, the big question was whether Rudolph Giuliani could beat Hillary Clinton in this year's presidential election. Less than two months ago, Barack Obama had a huge lead over John McCain in the polls. Less than a week ago, the smart money was saying that Mitt Romney would be McCain's choice for vice president.
We don't need Barack Obama to create "change." Things change in politics, in the economy, and elsewhere in American society, without waiting for a political messiah to lead us into the promised land.
Real Clear Politics
One of the few political cliches that makes sense is that "In politics, overnight is a lifetime."
Less than a year ago, the big question was whether Rudolph Giuliani could beat Hillary Clinton in this year's presidential election. Less than two months ago, Barack Obama had a huge lead over John McCain in the polls. Less than a week ago, the smart money was saying that Mitt Romney would be McCain's choice for vice president.
We don't need Barack Obama to create "change." Things change in politics, in the economy, and elsewhere in American society, without waiting for a political messiah to lead us into the promised land.
posted by Andy W. Rogers | 2:43 AM
1 Comments:
Sorry Dr. Sowell. Occam's razor disagrees.
The simpler explanation for why things are in constant flux in politics, at least with regard to the media's representation and the public's perception is that the media, pundits, and so-called gurus are actually quite clueless with respect to what drives public opinion and what motivates the electorate.
The candidate that will actually win the next election is named, "None of the Above." When you add together the fact that the media fights over the scraps of the increasingly smaller number of people who actually even care about the election and the fact that the core electorate is fickle as a trophy girlfriend in a jewelry store, you get a result that makes any inclination to take the media seriously on politics simply ludicrous.
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