Well, this problem is two-fold. First, we should have a broader sense of what is going on in our world and how it all falls together, than this narrowly focused pluralistic view. Secondly, the candidates should, too. We see politics as a subject and have no realization that political philosophy is the substance of our lives. Being in the intellectual community of a university, we have a responsibility to look past the issues and see the integrated whole.
Citizenship means nothing to students anymore.
Once upon a time, the purpose and vision of education was to produce excellent citizens. These would include people who could see and care about the life of the union and the overall increase in quality of life. Instead we tend to view politics as a farcical game of kickbacks and gimme-gimmes. I know this is a high order to ask of a busy college student, but if we have time to whine about our apathetic attitudes, then we certainly have time to change them. I am disgusted by those who use their lack of knowledge as an excuse for a lack of action.