Well, we are part of the problem. Before the television media circus took over politics, candidates didn’t have to be good looking or have sonorous speaking voices. We now focus on appearances and feelings, even though we claim to care about issues, character, etc. One interview in which you fumble an answer, and it’s over. I heard the interview, and she’s not a Truther but she seemed to worry about giving offense to some handful of Truthers who might support her. Dumb, but not as dumb (or evil) as the reckless spending in Austin, the margins tax, the lax border enforcement, the TTCF, the vaccine mandate, the hate crimes legislation, etc.
I kind of agree with you about good looking, but what explains Waxman and Barny Frank??