Today, instead of reading about candidates for ourselves, we look to others to show us the way. We listen to those we respect, and use their logic and decisions to shape our own. This explains the importance for candidates to get a sponsor in the media world. When Oprah supports Obama, this gives him a bigger share of her viewer's votes. They listen to her, because that is what they are used to doing. They watch her for advice on raising children, dealing with their families, and everything else under the sun. They know and trust her, and they follow her because they think she is smarter than they are. The question is: is this a bad thing?
I think that complete compliance with the ideas of a popular figure is bad. However, we listen to those we respect when we are making other important decisions, why not when picking a candidate?
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I agree that being in complete compliance with talk show hosts and news anchors is a bad idea. It almost seems as if people are too lazy to try to think for themselves, and would rather settle for someone else's opinion.
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