Written by Michael Thervil
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All too often when it comes to the presidential elections in the United States, its often said that people tend to get caught up in sensationalism and not the true issues that they should be focused on. It was recently reported that American Vice-President Kamala Harris is leading former President Donald Trump in the polls by as much as 28%. Previously, former President Donald Trump was leading in the polls before American President Joe Biden was overthrown by his own party (Democrat) in a political coup d'état, the likes of which has never been seen before in the American political arena.
In the wake of that, even though Joe Biden is currently still serving as President of the United States, current Vice-President Kamala Harris is on the campaign trail for her chance to become President of the United States. To date, it’s still too early to make a prediction on who will become the next President of the United States. Here at VEDA Communications, we are waiting to see the first debate between Trump and Harris before we make our prediction.
The big question that’s on the minds of many people outside of America is: “How does the average voter in America decide on which political candidate they will cast their vote for?”. This question is far from fair when you consider that the average American doesn’t have any working knowledge regarding the issues that neither one of the political candidates are presenting to them. Social issues such as the southern border, abortion, taxes, defense, and social security are just some of the social issues that plague Americans. But if you talk to the average American you will ascertain in less than a minute that they have no idea about what they are talking about. So, the following question should come to mind: “If the average American doesn’t know enough about the issues at stake – how are they even allowed or feel comfortable enough to vote?”.
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When we say that the average American citizen has no idea what they are talking about when it comes to the key socio-economic issues that plague them. We are talking about them not having the basic understanding on how the topics of any of the socio-economic ills not only directly affect them; but who, what, why and how the root cause of the socio-economic ills adversely affects them on a daily basis; and that’s if the root cause of their social issues is even known.
So, with the average American, stepping into a booth and casting a vote with virtually no knowledge under their belt; the next question is what is driving the average American to vote either Democrat, Republican or Third Party in this year’s election? The answer to that question is “candidate popularity”. The more donors, superstars, athletes and entertainers a political candidate can receive, the more likely they are perceived to win the presidential election. For many people in America, this is business as usual, but to a minority of people in America this is seen as election interference.
The reason why the practice of getting endorsements by donors, superstars, athletes and entertainers is starting to be seen as election interference is because of the significant amount of influence these donors, superstars, athletes and entertainers have over the average person in America. What’s worse is that most of these donors, superstars, athletes and entertainers have little to any knowledge of how the political system works in America themselves. But yet and still, political candidates are allowed to utilize the influence that donors, superstars, athletes and entertainers have over the people in America. The reality of candidate popularity is a phenomenon that is currently being purposely overlooked.
Final question is: “Why is it being overlooked and when will it stop?”
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