Political Illiteracy

I have no doubt that the only reason Bush was re-elected in 2004 was political illiteracy. Simply, 30-40% of the voters are politically illiterate and they do not really know why they vote for someone. They simply respond to slogans, personalities, appearances, etc. without having any idea of the positions of their candidates. Some vote republican because they believe, subconsciously, that by voting republican they will become miraculously rich.

We had before politically illiterate candidates (George W. Bush is a prime example), but this year we may have the most politically illiterate VP candidate ever. Watching Sarah Palin's interview with Hannity on Fox News yesterday was something else. She was totally superficial and could only articulate basic repetitive concepts. I was wondering if she ever graduated from college (I know she did). She seems ignorant, uneducated and totally illiterate politically.

In a way, I feel sorry for her because McCain used her. He knows and she knows that this campaign is too much for her abilities and her intelligence. But she could not resist the offer.