[grania]

But isn't part of the problem that McCain and Romney are not at all inspirational? My fear is that no one who has those qualities to uplift and inspire could get past the political class and the media.

Look at the ISIS pheonomena. With the toppling of those firm but somewhat fair dictators, the void was filled by the negative message from ISIS. There is no positive uplifting voice to fill that void.

[kearnyirish2]

Any candidate that inspires wwould have to be disposed of quickly by the media; Sarah Palin was an accomplished woman with political experience, and as such was ripped to shreds in “pop culture”. It was a terrifying display of media influence with low-information voters, who easily make up a large majority of the electorate.

ISIS IS the uplifting voice to its adherents.