Which news topics do you prefer?

[Nicholas]

Hello

I'd like to know what news topics you prefer to read when an election takes place. For example, are you interested in reading interviews of prominent candidates on news or poll talks or anything else? (if you are interested) Thank you.
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Nicholas

[Jamie (K)]

I'm interested in reading about the candidates' views, but that's not always helpful, because some candidates will say that they believe anything, as long as they think it will help them get elected. This is why it's very important to pay as much or more attention to what candidates do -- and to what they have done -- than to what they say they think.

This sounds terrible, but I think it's very useful to pay attention to the scandals that a candidate's opposition brings to light about him. This helps in at least three ways:

1. Often the scandal is true, and it helps you understand who the candidate really is.
2. You can learn a lot about the candidate by watching how he handles the scandal.
3. You can learn a lot about the opposition by paying attention to what they think is a scandal, and to whether or not the scandal is a lie.

In the current US election, of the two probable candidates, one is a young man who constantly talks about the need for "change", but his beliefs and ideas are from the 1960s and have largely failed when they've been implemented by other people. The other candidate is an old man, and he doesn't talk about "change", but his ideas are clearer and more modern. The young man doesn't say much about what he really believes, and the old man tells the nation directly what his opinion is.

[Molly]

[Molly]