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Thinking about a Candidate's Image José Guillermo Davila from Mexico
More than talking about political parties, we should talk about persons, the candidates. Political candidates go on TV talk shows (separately) to let the voters know what they are really like. Of course, we can see everything but that. They seem to have a manipulated image and and don't seem to be themselves. Some seem serious and formal; others seem fresh and young and talk with other words (youth language?) Seldom have I thought about this issue, the candidate image; but now I have to give it a second thought. Politicians don't try to get votes with their actions, with their background. They try to get elected by enhancing their image and trying to create a bad image of their opponents and talking about their mistakes and things they did in the past as civil servants. Further on, we're going to have the candidates walking in the catwalk instead of giving speeches. I know we are voting for a person, but I prefer to give my vote to the one with a good background. This is what it is all about: results. Good results talk about a good person. Unfortunately, most people don't think like that. Chances are, we, as a country, have to work together to enhance the process before it becomes an obnoxious problem and just jabbering from the candidates. By no means can we let them get away with dealing with us as children. We have to break the stereotype of the politician as something untouchable, more than human, divine. Return to: The Image of a Politician | Issue 18 | Home Page
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