My Problem with Populism

So as it stands right now, Barack Obama still has a clear lead and strong contention for the nomination to be the next Democratic presidential candidate. Clinton will battle this to the bitter end, because, in part, she believes she's paid her dues and deserves the presidency...one of the things that bothers me about her (the other being her continual belief that hawkishness and down-home sentimentality is the key to beating McCain. A clue? No). But all of the candidates made asses of themselves in appeaarances on WWE Raw this past week, prior to the PA primary. I appreciate the desire to constantly appeal to "middle america" but honestly, I just don't get it. Do people really want someone in charge who constantly has to scrape the bottom of the barrel in an effort to dredge up those last remaining undecided votes? I blame Bill Clinton for this largely...his appearance on Arsenio Hall, the one that many agree overwhelmingly helped sway the tide in his favor, gave credence to the whole populist notion, spawning future hits such as Bush bike riding, Kerry snowboarding, and RAW. Where does it end? Why doesn't it end? It's not a rhetorical question.