Mr. Ellison, how do you feel the rhetoric on both sides of the aisle has effected the way most politicians vote and, more specifically, how they campaign? I get the feeling that a lot of political campaigns have begun to (at least in recent years) downplay current issues (troop withdrawal from Iraq and Guantanamo Bay being the most recent example I can think of) in favor of pandering to their base on issues such as gay marriage and abortion. Do you agree with this assessment and if so, what do you feel should be done to try and maintain focus on some of the issues that politicians avoid in these situations?
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Mr. Ellison, how do you feel the rhetoric on both sides of the aisle has effected the way most politicians vote and, more specifically, how they campaign? I get the feeling that a lot of political campaigns have begun to (at least in recent years) downplay current issues (troop withdrawal from Iraq and Guantanamo Bay being the most recent example I can think of) in favor of pandering to their base on issues such as gay marriage and abortion. Do you agree with this assessment and if so, what do you feel should be done to try and maintain focus on some of the issues that politicians avoid in these situations?
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