Jay Kersting's Blog

Super Tuesday.....I am surprised that the NFL has not sued someone over this...coming just two days after the Super Bowl, or Super Bowl Sunday, or as some call it, Super Sunday.  Anyhow....

Super Tuesday is EXACTLY what is wrong with partisan politics in America.  Twenty four states make decisions for at least one party today.  Nothing will be decided, with finality, for the Democrats today.  The Republicans COULD wrap things up today if John McCain is the winner in enough states.  So, what is wrong with Super Tuesday.

First, by having EVERYTHING time compressed, as it has been this year, too much is decided too early. No opportunity for a comeback for good candidates.

Second, by having so many events taking place in so many different states, the candidates are not presented to enough of the electorate.  The most common presentation is via television.  And television provides a distorted, albeit not ALWAYS intentional, picture of the candidates. 

Third, money is everything in politics.  Money always has been, but now money is worse than it has ever been.   The almighty dollar is not the great equalizer, it is the great distorter.  How do you fix this?  Good question, but I think stretching out the process would actually help fix this.  Why?  Because budgeting of the money across more states over a much longer period of time, would have money spent more on travel and less on advertisements.  Of course, this is a PIPE DREAM...if not a CRACK pipe dream.

The compressed cycle is the biggest problem.  I didn't want to care about this crap until right about now.  And now is my time to decide.  I think I have decided how I will vote today.  I have done a lot of reading on several of the candidates.

Let me add, I am NOT excited about voting for anyone.  And that is why things, this Tuesday at least, are not that Super in my opinion. 

Add yours by commenting.  (And remember that what ever happens tonight can be blamed on Dean Morgan.)  

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Have you noticed how similar the coverage of the elections are to the coverage of sports?  Even reporters use sports analogies as they talk about the races.

The difference?  Sports looks better in High Definition.  Politics.....whew!!  Do you REALLY want to see the candidates that clearly?? 

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I find that I may be agreeing with Al Franken on this one.  Rush Limbaugh is coming across like an idiot.  Ann Coulter is the same.  And there are others.

While these folks have supported the non-Conservative Presiden George W. Bush, they are against Senator John S. McCain.  

Let me be clear.  George W. Bush is not conservative.  John McCain may not be conservative either.  But how can these folks be so supportive of the President and then go against Senator McCain at the same time.  Hypocrites?  I think so.

Coulter said she'd vote for Hillary Clinton.  Right.