Yes...it is early for us but not for them

The 2016 Presidential election is just around the corner.  Now the corner part of that statement varies from block to block and person to person.  There is a certain percentage of the American public who couldn't care less and aren't quite sure who is who and what is what.  Then there's another portion who will vote for President but won't vote in the primaries.  And then there those who will vote in the primaries but won't read any of the ballot measures that are included....but they will vote.

An uninformed vote might be the predominate form of vote in this country.

I'm just guessing but out of 300 million people ( 250 eligible voters) I would put the percentage of fully informed voter at around......20%.

My friend Tom, who is much more politically acute than I, would put that number at around 5%.

One doesn't have to be fully informed to participate in the political process....from a voter's standpoint.

But and this is a HUGE BUT........if the fully informed percentage of voters was in the 50-75% range WE WOULD SEE AN ENTIRELY DIFFERENT POLITICAL ATMOSPHERE.

WHAT IF THE ONLY PEOPLE WHO COULD VOTE IN A PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION HAD TO TAKE A CURRENT EVENTS TEST?  IF THE TEST CONSISTED OF QUESTIONS THAT WERE ONLY POLITICAL IN NATURE........how the system works and who is on the Supreme Court and so on and so forth.......THEN THE PERCENTAGE OF PEOPLE ABLE TO VOTE WOULD PROBABLY DROP TO......

2%  which would be 5 million people......and now as I actually write that number I realize that my friend Tom might be overestimating his 5%.

ARE THERE 5 MILLION PEOPLE IN THIS COUNTRY WHO ARE FULLY INFORMED OF THE WORKINGS OF OUR POLITICAL SYSTEM AND ARE AWARE OF CURRENT EVENTS THAT AREN'T BASED ON CELEBRITY BASED KNOWLEDGE?

The only people who are politically in tune are those who are playing the game of politics....and of course those who are tied into the lobby arm of the game.  The lobby arm of the game is a very powerful arm and seems to be getting stronger and stronger.

When the Supreme Court ruled that corporations were no longer limited in their campaign contributions......that set an entire new game afoot.

WHAT I'M ACTUALLY TELLING YOU IS THAT WHILE YOU DON'T GIVE A FLYING RAT'S ASS ABOUT THE 2016 PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION....THERE ARE ABOUT 250,000 FULLY INFORMED PEOPLE WORKING THEIR ASSES OFF RIGHT NOW TRYING TO GET THEIR CANDIDATES INTO THE WHITE HOUSE IN JANUARY  OF 2017.

PRETTY SOON THAT NUMBER WILL GROW TO 500,000 AND BY THE FIRST OF SEPTEMBER 2015 THERE WILL BE A MILLION POLITICAL WORKER BEES TRYING TO PLEASE THEIR QUEEN.

WHO IS THAT QUEEN GOING TO BEE FOR EITHER PARTY?

YOU DON'T CARE?

And there in lies the rub......you don't care and THEY know it and all THEY are trying to do is sell you the brand name of THEIR soap.

THE NAME
THE NAME
THE BRAND
THE BRAND

THE NAME
THE BRAND

AND THAT'S WHY RIGHT NOW THE ODDS ARE EVEN MONEY THAT THE 2016 PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION WILL BE

CLINTON VS BUSH

THOSE TWO NAME BRANDS ARE SO INGRAINED IN THE AMERICAN PSYCHE THAT FOR ANYONE ELSE TO EMERGE, IT WOULD MEAN THAT JEB OR HILLARY IMPLODED

I'm not saying that can't happen........

Is Hillary the best that the Democratic party has to offer?
Is Jeb the best that the Republican party has to offer?

I don't really think so.....but after all is said and done......the only thing that matters in an uninformed environment is

NAME
BRAND

AND THOSE TWO are like Coke and Pepsi......we know there are much healthier and better things to drink but the numbers don't lie and Coke and Pepsi are king.....and then on top of that if anything comes along that might rival their sales....they just buy em and fold them into their base camps.

I haven't had a Pepsi or a Coke for quite awhile.

Water, 100% juice and Canada Dry Ginger Ale just makes a lot more sense.....but so does being informed....and that doesn't seem to be any type of current trend that will be sweeping the country anytime soon so......

Get ready for a major dose of Clinton Bush.....which just doesn't sound very enticing......does it?

And I apologise for the image I'm leaving you with.

CLINTON /BUSH 2016


Michael Timothy McAlevey