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Originally Posted by AGDee
I think that we put politicians in such a hot seat and subject them to an extreme degree of "vetting" that is not necessary. I think we are at a point where there is such a desire to dig up dirt on candidates that some people who would be very good civil servants will not run simply because they don't want to endure that kind of scrutiny, even if they have nothing to hide. I want to hear about the real issues and candidates ideals. I don't want every candidate ripped to shreds over insignificant events from their past.
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Who decides what's significant from their pasts and what's insignificant?
I agree with you that we have a pretty big problem, but like everything else, it's hard to solve.
Maybe what will happen is that we'll get some charismatic folks for whom we're willing to overlooks some details and then the shady background expose will lose some currency. I think we kind of do it already when someone is likable enough.