A very interesting video has been posted on nytimes.com about Rudy Giuliani. It suggests that Giuliani, who is typically a loose cannon, completely changes his persona when he campaigns.
This is odd because the whole theme of the video was that it was great how restrained Giuliani can be on the campaign trail.
Do we really want a president who is a completely different person than who we voted for? In that case how about everyone vote for me, and get Dennis Kucinich in the White House, what's the difference?
It is odd that we all know that candidates do this, and we really don't even care.
This takes us back to the humorous example of Hillary Clinton using a thick southern accent when speaking to southern voters, and a New York accent when in New York.
Regardless of why they do it, it is misleading.
The whole purpose of a campaign is to show your true self, which is why campaigns last so long. Most candidates end up weeding themselves out like Howard Dean (hoooohahaaaa!!!).
The argument that suggests candidates change their persona during elections to be more "like the people" is ridiculous. If they are like 'us,' then they don't have to fake anything.
When I see John Kerry trying to hunt, flashing as many 'thumbs up' as humanly possible to the core of photographers who were summoned into the wilderness makes me a bit queasy.
We know when candidates are acting, it is not a secret. Why do we let them get away with it?
I just can't wait for the hooooohaaaaaaaa!!! moments of 2008.
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