Character assassination is colorful and deadly. Distorted facts are frighteningly effective. The need to win is confounded with the need to destroy. It would seem that exaggeration is everywhere. Whether it's exaggerated to elevate hopes or exaggerated to discredit opponents, it makes no difference.
Truth is scarce and hard to find.
Rather than tell us the uncertainty of what lies ahead, we are told with certainty what is only a mere possibility or a strong hope. Wishful thinking becomes an absolute guarantee. We all know it and yet, we all pretend. We get into a state of demanding, when all we can do is vote. The undecided voter is sought and interviewed and still remains undecided.