It doesn't help either when neither media nor this sites like these are deliberative when it comes to the plans and where they take us. Instead they choose to tell us candidate a, b and c are all the same simply because they all have a D after their names. In troubled times having a D after your name without having substantial plans may mean less than nothing for us and actually pull us backwards. A President has 4 years to shape the agenda and since time doesn't exist in a vacumn they get to do it while dealing with the legacies of previous administrations. Unless the next President is incredibly proactive(I'm assuming that it will be a Dem)they may find themselves on the receiving end of alot of anger. I would not be surprised if things get bad if the party holding the bag sees blowback if the next President can't turn this around promptly.