Are stump speeches not propaganda? I don't see why the election system should privilege candidates whose political views are most compellingly expressed in quick little text blurbs.

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kjkjadksj 4 days ago | parent [-]

That is how the system already works. Tv and social media soundbites are king, rather than substance.

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SpicyLemonZest 4 days ago | parent [-]

I don’t think that’s true? There are exceptions, but Mike Johnson or Chuck Schumer aren’t successful because they’re getting really good zingers on social media.

	▲	kjkjadksj 4 days ago \| parent [-]
		I mean, that is exactly why people even know their names. You think people actually read schumers policy positions on his website? Maybe a single digit percentage do. Most everyone just blindly picks the party line option even on primaries usually the party endorsed candidate wins.