Answer this truthfully, are any of the candidates for the election this year actually "good"? Do any of them really seem like the ideal president? The next JFK, the next Reagan, the next Roosevelt? No, they all just really rock at not being good. So why did we go from people like Al Gore, Bill Clinton, Mitt Romney, Barack Obama, Jimmy Carter, George H. Bush, and John McCain, all of whom were at least respectable individuals, to people like Donald Racist Trump, Benjamin Sleepy Carson, and Hillary E-mails Clinton, who are basically just competing for "Least Bad"?
First of all, the candidates are the only thing that got worse. The media did. Originally, something done by a president/candidate only made the news if it were absolutely horrendous by the standards of the time. The first Clinton was nearly impeached, Nixon made Watergate happen, Reagan funded a terrorist organization. Nowadays, Hillary's shoes didn't match her shirt. Trump's hair makes the news more often than every other candidate combined. Everything each of them says is recorded and makes it to Twitter in about two minutes. However, humans generally aren't entertained by knowing the "good" things about other humans.
Ben Carson was the first person in all of literally ever to successfully separate conjoined twins (which took a ridiculous amount of planning, time, and knowledge), then did it again just because he wanted to. Meanwhile he's known as the dumbest candidate (admittedly his political experience and knowledge are lacking, but still calling a neurosurgeon dumb is...well...dumb.) The media's portrayal is everything nowadays, and that is why Trump holds such a massive advantage over the other candidates.
How many of the candidates have been on television more than five times before they ran for office? This one doesn't need Google: Hillary has some experience from being first lady, and Trump has actually been on television shows way too much. This is why, of all the candidates, he seems most honest: most people have heard him talk in a "real life" setting before, and he sounds the same now. Hillary never became actually famous, and no one's heard the other candidate's viewpoints before, so they can't know if the candidates are telling the truth. This also explains why Jeb Bush was doomed from the start: everyone knew his brother's viewpoints and nobody likes him now that he's out of office.
Secondly, the main candidates are actually awful by comparison. Sure, Bush wasn't the sharpest tool in the white shed (being my personal least favorite president yet), but he was at least patriotic, good at getting attention, experienced with Washington due to his father, and able to rally people behind 9/11 well. Carson's smart, but he's not good at getting attention (the rest goes for most of the candidates who didn't do well). Hillary's experienced, but she had a massive e-mail scandal. And Trump is Trump.
Lastly, none of the recent candidates have been important compared to past politicians. What's the absolute biggest issue of this election? Maybe ISIS, maybe the economy, but it's really just the same old stuff. Obama had the recession (the economy may be down, but it's slowly getting better,) Bush had the Iraq War. Any memorable presidents had MASSIVE issues to handle when they got in office, and the public until recently had a longer attention span, so it makes sense that they would be more cautious about certain topics for a while after they occurred (y'know...that gives me an idea for another post...). Trump, interestingly enough, completely solved the problem of not having a problem by making a problem: his wall and deportation policies makes it seem like illegal immigration will doom the entire country forever. Creating such an issue drew positive attention to him from people who think it's a problem. He's the only candidate who actually promises major developments people with viewpoints similar to his, and everyone else is too divided among the other options to present real competition.
Okay, I'm done with this so I don't give myself carpal tunnel any earlier than I have to or bore you guys to death. I hope this gave at least a few people some insight into the election.
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