Has the world of politics ever confused you?

Nope, but I learned the secret of dealing with politicians when I was a young man.

Realize this fact. The Democrats will dig up the worst facts that they can about Republican candidates. Republicans will dig up the worst facts they can about the Democrat candidates.

We have a two major party system, almost no chance of any candidate not endorsed by a major party getting elected. Therefore ...

Listen to what the Democrats say about their Republican opponents, do not believe ONE WORD of what they say about themselves. Listen to what the Republicans say about their Democrat opponents, do not believe ONE WORD of what they say about themselves.

After hearing "the worst" about both candidates (as supplied by their opponents) vote for the candidate that matches your personal viewpoints on the issues! If both candidates sound like wankers (based on the remarks of their opponents) ... go third party!

One tip I can give you is that you do not need to agree with every single view of a party in order to consider yourself a member. If you want to register as a D/R, I would say look at their platforms, and if you side with one a little bit more, register with them.

When I was a lot younger I felt that the primary reason I voted Republican was because of my parents; but today only at the local & state level would I even consider voting Democratic and that would only be if there was a one party system with the Republicans in control. At the national level I would never vote for a Democrat

Nope, if you have a basic understanding of logic, economics, and sociology then everything is pretty straightforward. I admit i dont have a degree in political science and i am sure it can be confusing if you get to into it. but like i said if you have a basic understanding of the subjects listed than its all pretty straightforward.

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•Obama has overhauled the food safety system

•Advanced women's rights in the work place

•Ended Don't Ask, Don't Tell (DADT) in our military

•Stopped defending DOMA in court.

•Passed the Hate Crimes bill.

•Appointed two pro-choice women to the Supreme Court.

•Expanded access to medical care and provided subsidies for people who can't afford it.

•Expanded the Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP)

•Fixed the preexisting conditions travesty [and rescissions] in health insurance.

•Invested in clean energy.

•Overhauled the credit card industry, making it much more consumer-friendly.

•While Dodd-Frank bill was weak in many respects, it was still an extremely worthwhile start at re-regulating the financial sector.

•He created a Elizabeth Warren's dream agency: The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau.

•He's done a lot for veterans

•He got help for people whose health was injured during the clean-up after the 9/11 attacks.

I think the better question is, Has the world of politics ever NOT confused you?

That depends which presidential administration you're talking about...we've had some good ones and some real morons.

politics will always be confusing