gruskek replied to your post: Why are the wives of the candidates so important...
In Poland the wife of the president usually gets some spotlight, but not really when the guys are still candidates.
Here they don't. Like, at all. They might appear with them in formal occasions and such, but they never adress the public nor anything of the sort.
laughingdaredevil replied to your post: Why are the wives of the candidates so important...
The First Lady does a lot of work behind the scenes. Like Michelle Obama has done a lot to help fight childhood obesity. On the campaign trail they can help paint a more personal “human” side to the candidates.
buttastic replied to your post: Why are the wives of the candidates so important...
because of “american values” bullshit
tights-and-capes replied to your post: Why are the wives of the candidates so important...
I’m not sure. I think it’ s because we see wives/families are a reflection of who they are as a person. Also, the wives of presidents usually are heavily involved in social and political activism, so they’re always in the public eye.
lusilly replied to your post: Why are the wives of the candidates so important...
“traditional family values” are really important in america. My mom always says the American people would never elect a president who wasn’t married. campaigning is stupid in america. i love politics and want to go into it and am still saying this.
I guess traditional values and such have to do something with it, because we don't really know much about our politicians' families and I think people would think that it'd be way out of place for those family members to get involved in politics in any way, since they're not the ones being elected.