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  • The Oprahization of presidential politics

    12/08/2003 10:13:44 AM PST · by Tumbleweed_Connection · 5 replies · 151+ views
    Statesman ^ | 12/8/03 | Bob Dart
    One Democratic presidential candidate talks about his prostate cancer in a campaign TV spot. Several recall openly that they smoked marijuana, and another says "sorry" in admitting that he hasn't. Their stump chatter touches on grief counseling or how a family deals with a married daughter coming out as gay. America has learned that the death of a beloved teenage son reshaped one candidate's perceptions and that the miraculous healing of a toddler son altered another's priorities. Confession, tears and emotion have become campaign strategies. The "Oprahization" of politics has escalated during the Democratic presidential primary season. The candidates "want...