ABSTRACT
What comes to mind when someone mentions politics? Wheeling and dealing? Candidates posing for the camera, offering up slimy, smarmy smiles? Talk shows on Fox or MSNBC where the guests talk soberly about “the problems in Washington” and everybody disagrees with everyone else? Merciless parodies of politicians by Jon Stewart and Stephen Colbert? Endless tweets, blogs, and chatter on the Internet about why Republicans or Democrats are really stupid? Spin?
