Why Has This Become What It Is?

I could personally not care less about who a president is married to or that he or she is married at all. What the hell does spousal choice have to do with qualifications for office? Is the electorate that stupid?

Potential first ladies important to voters - USATODAY.com

"You cannot separate the overall impression of a candidate from their spouse any more than you could separate a candidate from his regional accent or his age or the color of his skin, the membership of his political party," says Carl Sferrazza Anthony, who has written several books about first ladies.

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