It would appear that the 2008 presidential elections will most likely hinge not on the stances candidates have assured their voters they have publicly taken on any given issue, but on the stances voters hope their candidates are already sworn to in secret. The correct assumption is that wise candidates understandably avoid revealing their most deeply held convictions to the general public, lest they become vulnerable to a barrage of tailored made smear tactics from the dominant fringe on either side of the political aisle, and are effectively rendered unelectable.
