As November approaches each year, political parties begin to
             intensify their campaigning. Some candidates have been making campaign
             efforts for years prior to an election, some, it would seem, a lifetime.
             All political parties urge their constituents to get out there and vote on
             election day, yet it appears these parties select candidates who really
             aren't the most desirable prospects to begin with, disheartening some of
             the most loyal party affiliates, and driving them away from the polls.
             There are three possible answers to this troubling paradox.
             The first scenario is one that is the simplest; there simply are no
             truly attractive candidates out there. It is absolutely possible that the
             role of politician only attracts a certain "type" of people, and that they
             are not the most desirable of the human race. Politics is a dirty business
             where deals are made, and promises are broken, the more upstanding citizens
             may simply not wish to sully themselves with this type of sordid business.
             Add to this the human nature factor, and that no one has a sparkly clean
             past or future, and it could easily be the reason why quality candidates
             The second scenario may be the most likely that those chosen by their
             respective parties to run are not the best, but the most influential and
             the most powerful. Campaigns cost a lot of money, even small town
             political campaigns can be more than the average person can afford. An
             influential businessperson may also have better contacts that are more able
             to donate money to offset campaigning costs. In the end, the best person
             for a political position may simply not have the means and the contacts to
             get elected, whereas those with more resources are more likely to win an
             The third scenario is the least likely of the three and involves a
             conspiracy of the major political parties. In this third and quite
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