First of all, you are way too emotional.
Secondly, as roamer_1 asked earlier, "which election has been 'unimportant'"?
Every election since 1776 has been important. Thinking otherwise is a big part of why we've seen our country's original principles slipping away rapidly.
McCain doesn't seem to have any principles beyond those that sprout from the needs of his ego. Now he's talking about government-sponsored health insurance.
But, but... he said the magic word: Federalist. Surely that makes it all better... /snarky