Character

Character and image are two very important things in today's society. I don't think that Abe Lincoln would get elected today because of his image. I think that we suffer because people care about our president's image so much. If the majority of people weighed presidential candidates character and values more heavily than image I think we would be better off. Candidates can use their image to win an election even if the other candidate would have been better for the position. It is hard to distinguish who is telling the truth and who is lying these days. It doesn't seem to be very hard to warp your values when running for office.