Unfortunately, nobody will vote for who we really need: someone who will tell Americans that they are not the property of the government, and that they need to start taking responsibility for their own lives, that our system is founded on individual rights, and to stop forcing other people into their own mold. Such a politician, probably libertarian, would be booed off the stage.

We have over a generation of Americans trained to expect bread and circuses from the government, and they will vote for those who promise them the Free Lunch. I don't see this changing until we can't afford it any more.