"On reality television, fans frequently cheer and vote for the entertaining, the vain, the crazy and the downright bizarre," writes Jaime Watt. ( HO / REUTERS )“Politics is Hollywood for the ugly,” mused Bill Clinton strategist Paul Begala in the mid-1980s. And one of those consequences was the convergence of reality television and politics. It further exacerbates the role capital plays in campaigns On reality television, fans frequently cheer and vote for the entertaining, the vain, the crazy and the downright bizarre. But this doesn’t even come close to reality television material.

Source: thestar October 02, 2016 10:07 UTC