Election and euphoria
This is the usual mechanism by which modern democracy fills offices in the legislature, sometimes in the executive and judiciary, and for regional and local government.
During election campaigns, everybody talks about politicians or rather, candidates, however there are also some very important participants in elections which are not so much talked about; they are called qualified voters.
Candidates become changed people during elections; they will promise everything to get elected. They will lie, deceive, and guarantee the impossible, sing and dance, cry and laugh, and all that in order to win!
It is evident that while campaigning, candidates will tell us things we like to hear and agree, just to make us think they are good, smart, dedicated, and considerate, among other things. However, almost everything they say was written and prepared in advance for that occasion by the campaign staff in order to attract more voters. In most cases, especially in democratic systems, candidates heavily rely on finance from private donors, selected individuals, groups or industries. If elected, they have an obligation to reimburse supporters for their contributions by protecting and supporting their businesses, no matter what that businesses might be.
We all know what candidates do, but what about voters?
Voters are a group of people gathered around to make some decision or express their opinion often in discussions, debates and election campaigns. Voters support their favourite candidates, they go to rallies and listen to what their favourite candidates have to say, they analyse them, agree or disagree with them, and in the end, they make the final decision on Election Day. However, on Election Day, not all of the supporters vote for their desired candidate, which they supported throughout the year, not all voters are faithful to their candidate.
To make things more clear, let's use the 2008 United States Presidential Election as an example: candidates Barack Obama and John McCain, and qualified voters/electorate.
It appears that Americans are fascinated with Democratic candidate Barack Obama, possibly more so than with any other Presidential candidate in US history; many talk about him, adore him, and cheer for him.
On the other side, Republican candidate John McCain was selected in the US primaries, a long time before Obama, it was clear that he was the chosen one on this side, but it looks like people are not so enthusiastic about him as they are about Obama.
According to these indicators, we may feel that Barack Obama will become the next President of the United States, but will he?
The chances of Barack Obama becoming the next President may not be as good as they look. For Obama it would be better if he had less attention, his chances to win would be better.
On Election Day many people change their minds and do the opposite of what they were saying, promising, cheering and longing for throughout the election campaign.
In the end, democracy is not like a communist regime; in democracy it may not really be as important which politician or candidate comes to power. As long as democracy continues to be the ruling mechanism, as long as they do not take extra power, the system will continue to work. Plans and ideas will continue to be executed, no matter who is in charge.
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