"Why are these people allowed to run for public office?"
A lot of Americans don't want to vote for someone they think is "elite" or significantly smarter than them. They want to vote for someone they can relate to.
That is how we ended up with Bush twice.
It is also the reason Mitt Romney had to constantly wear jeans and his famous checkered shirt and Obama had to go bowling.
Wednesday, January 4, 2012 9:26:37 AM
@Student_Law
Then there's a pesky question of what exactly people want out of Ron Paul. There are plenty of people who agree with him 90%+ of the time but that group could be fragmented into priorities or things they DON`T want him to do. I for one don`t want him taking away birth right citizenship which is what he advocates.