" .. changed the definition of acceptable political discussion, cheapened the country’s civic life, coarsened a serious process and presented voters in the United States with an Election Day choice that they themselves believe is unappealing if not outright odious..."

Well - No ! It has always been thus - fuelled by electorate fruit fly attention spans, the IQs of amoebas and an eager media ever groping for cheap headlines. There is ultimately no surprise here - merely a Jerry Springer moment. Factual realities and situations carefully swept under the carpet. Let us look in the mirror - at democracy of the lowest common denominator. We are all guilty of what governance has become ...