Once when Campbell was opposing Thackereay for a seat in Parliament, the two contenders, in course of their campaigning, met and engaged in friendly conversation. On taking leave of his rival Thackereay remarked,

'Oh, no,' replied Campbell, 'I hope not, I want to win!'

E.J. Dionne Jr., author of They Only Look Dead, ascertains that politics in America today are nothing more than 'politics of moral annihilation'. As an example of this he refers to the presidential election of 1992. Normally , press conferences are called when political matters arise. The conference mentioned was called by the conservatives. Paula Jones came forward and accused Bill Clinton of sexual harassment; apparently Mr. Clinton made 'unwelcomed sexual advances" . He continues to point out that these are the same conservatives that only a few years earlier had denounced the idea of sexual harassment as 'feminist invention'.

It is acts like this that are aiding in the 'moral annihilation' of politics. The overall impact of such

As for the Republicans it has become easier to place blame for 'moral annihilation'. Dionne points out that the one of the main issues in politics involves understanding morality itself. Sociologist James Davidson Hunter made it known at the 1992 Republican National Connvention that there are battles within the elephant camp, because of this there is a lack of respect within.

But more importantly for myself I seek a candidate that sees the world as I do. I beilve Professor David Tabb summed it up in the statement: 'I don't care what you (the candidate) can do for everyone, but what can you do to for me.'

Oliver North ran an commercial that talked about Senetor Chuck Robb:

During the Regan years Democrats have had their ego's literally dismantled. Because of this Democrats have the problem of being both for and against big government.

Every time election year rolls around we begin to hear the usual complaints of how politics is morally corrupt. It typically means we get to see the superficial image-oriented campaigning, negative attacks against one's opponent, and the thirty-second spot commercials that intrr upt our favorite sitcom. Experts note that the rates of political participation in the United States, as measured by the percentage of eligable voters who register and a

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