If reading ability of Readers Digest is the norm (7th grade), is the cultural ability of voters (high school sophomore)acceptable?
I must confess I do not expect too much from the Great American Booblic. If they get their political information from Fox News and CNN, aren't they most interested in the culture of consumerism? In which case it is acceptable to worry about a candidate's hair spray and cut of pants.
And now comes a downer. In the restricted days before main frames had gigabytes of memory, words trumped pictures. Now it is not necessary to read at the 7th grade level. Just run a Youtube campaign. Think about the Coulter flap on Edwards. Her Adams Apple is the new body part of controversy.