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honestchipmunk,
i can see what you're saying about the election bringing out the worst in people as far as not being courteous and respectful to eachother. but let's not forget that people were saying the same thing 4 years ago, and 8, and 12, and 16 and so on. every election is "the most important election of our times" and every year brings a "new level of mudslinging and attacking politics."
i believe that the problem is more systemic to our culture and not the result of al gore, dob dole, bill clinton, george bush, or john kerry. every four years the country is given the opporunity to reject venemous politics and embrace a moderated discourse... but we do not.
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