office-seekers

So today, when incumbents and office-seekers remind us that college is necessary because we're being beaten by the Chinese and Germans, it's no wonder that young people aren't compelled to then run to the polls en masse.

Lindsay McCluskey: Where There's a 'Will' There's a 'Why' Lindsay McCluskey 2010

Yet, according to the Tribune, "Voters have all but established a de facto litmus test for national office-seekers."

Georgette Bennett, Ph.D.: One Nation Under God: Do You Need To Be A Good Christian To Be A Good President? Ph.D. Georgette Bennett 2012

So today, when incumbents and office-seekers remind us that college is necessary because we're being beaten by the Chinese and Germans, it's no wonder that young people aren't compelled to then run to the polls en masse.

Lindsay McCluskey: Where There's a 'Will' There's a 'Why' Lindsay McCluskey 2010

So today, when incumbents and office-seekers remind us that college is necessary because we're being beaten by the Chinese and Germans, it's no wonder that young people aren't compelled to then run to the polls en masse.

Lindsay McCluskey: Where There's a 'Will' There's a 'Why' Lindsay McCluskey 2010

So today, when incumbents and office-seekers remind us that college is necessary because we're being beaten by the Chinese and Germans, it's no wonder that young people aren't compelled to then run to the polls en masse.

Lindsay McCluskey: Where There's a 'Will' There's a 'Why' Lindsay McCluskey 2010

So what are we to make of the increasing numbers of office-seekers who refuse to meet their opponents face to face on live television?

Alan Schroeder: The Kennedy-Nixon Debates: A Legacy Under Siege Alan Schroeder 2010

The Supreme Court has held that the Constitution's guarantees of expressive freedom outweigh the damage done by letting office-seekers bargain away whatever they must to coax unlimited funds from the wealthy so they can drown out their opponents at election time.

Edward Wasserman: Forcing Media Transparency in Campaign Spending Edward Wasserman 2012

The Supreme Court has held that the Constitution's guarantees of expressive freedom outweigh the damage done by letting office-seekers bargain away whatever they must to coax unlimited funds from the wealthy so they can drown out their opponents at election time.

Edward Wasserman: Forcing Media Transparency in Campaign Spending Edward Wasserman 2012

So what are we to make of the increasing numbers of office-seekers who refuse to meet their opponents face to face on live television?

Alan Schroeder: The Kennedy-Nixon Debates: A Legacy Under Siege Alan Schroeder 2010

So today, when incumbents and office-seekers remind us that college is necessary because we're being beaten by the Chinese and Germans, it's no wonder that young people aren't compelled to then run to the polls en masse.

Lindsay McCluskey: Where There's a 'Will' There's a 'Why' Lindsay McCluskey 2010