The level of vitriol in this campaign is the inspiration for my tagline. It's the healthiest thing I've seen in a long, long time.
I agree with Ken
If you read the history of presidential campaigns this barely even scratches the surface of some of the ones run in the 1800s.
The difference is today ‘news’ travels quickly so everyone has access if they chose.
One has to remember that MOST folks are not paying attention to politics right now. They are busy with their lives. They will start paying attention sometime in October
Calling other candidates names and shouting out things like “liar”, “the devil”, etc. is juvenile and classless regardless of what party affiliation a candidate is.
During the time of Lincoln, the debates between him and Douglass were articulate and hard-hitting. Profanity, pejoratives, screaming, and hysteria are not the way I want a leader to act.