It is natural both for politicians to seek every possible advantage-a sweaty looking Mr. Crist would have been good for Mr. Scott-and to try to shakeup their opponent, as both candidates in Florida did last night. However, when these efforts and the petulance around it prevents voters from an opportunity to hear the candidates debate, as it briefly did yesterday, it is the politicians who are acting irresponsibly. During every election season, we are surrounded by comments about how Americans don’t care about politics and are apathetic. As long as our politicians behave the way the candidates for Governor of Florida did last night, perhaps Americans can be forgiven for not having a great deal of faith in their politicians and the system that produces them.
