Passionate Politics

 There's no doubt that political speeches can be boring.  The more the speaker brings in actual facts, plans, and specific pronouncements, the more boring it can get.  This leads to a quick channel switch to the latest episode of River Monsters (or similar less painfully-real 'reality' escape).

Now, give us passionate sound bites, over-the-top promises, and unproven but so, so nastily enjoyable dirt on opponents, and we lap it up.  Hey, we'd say, its almost as good as the latest Mountain Monsters episode, where someone may have actually smelled a Sasquatch (!)

Personally, I like a little passion in political stump speeches.  I understand facts and wouldn't mind hearing modestly-detailed plans, but I don't need a scholarly lecture by a candidate taking up my precious viewing time.  On the flip side, I want passion but not so much to the deficit of intelligence that afterwards I come away with no clear idea as to why I am suddenly feeling scared, or angry at [insert name of group or individual].  I have enough vague unease and unspecified, poorly-directed irritations already, thank you.

So, somewhere between Cosmos and the Sharknado series lies the factual sweet spot for political speeches to hit.  I'd say so far we've been dodging a lot of bull (sharks)...