Yes, Seems every election cycle less qualified candidates lacking leadership ability is what’s offered. I believe the 24 hr news cycles revealing every aspect of a candidates life plays a part.
Stop and think, JFK, loved by all Americans was terribly flawed individual. The media during that time knew about Kennedy’s many affairs and reported nothing. Can you imagine a media though process like that, existing today?
FDR, who was crippled from polio, believed Americans would view him as weak if photographed in his wheelchair and the press obliged, never once publishing a picture of FDR wheelchair bound Astonishing!
My own personal philosophy is that institutions, back in the day, like the media, knew our leaders were human. Being human means being flawed. As such, the media must of had a code they’ve long since abandoned, a code of integrity.
As our society progressed money replaced moralistic behavior. Greed replaced integrity. An everything goes, sky’s the limit, what’s in for me culture emerged. Even so, I have hope.
I view AOC as a throwback to those days of integrity and I’m sure more will emerge. It’s really about we the Voter and the choices we’re offered. Remember, the media has no integrity and will always focus on the negative of all candidates
Every last human is a flawed beings, with that fact in mind I choose the lesser of the two.