Quote Originally Posted by def90 View Post
Open minded in the political world does not mean open to orgys and pot dens. It means being able to come up with new political ideas that people simply can't say no to.

As for the "Hollywood Factor", it is what it is and apparently the republicans can't figure out how to play the game. The "Hollywood Factor" has always existed, hell people wanted to make George Washington King. Psychologically people are going to favor the good looking guy over the ugly guy when everything else is level and that relationship isn't going to change much even when you factor in positions. If you want to run an ugly guy you better have a platform that appeals heavily to at least 60% of the actual turn out voters if you want to go anywhere.
People wanted to make George Washington king because that was the only form of government they were familiar with. The idea of a 'representative republic' was new and foreign. Thankfully, GW and many others that were attempting to build this new government understood the hazards of following the same old path.