If Alzheimer’s were a campaign issue
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This morning, I opined on Twitter that if a political candidate endorsed full research to eliminate Alzheimer's, I'd be all in regardless of what other positions s(he) held.
If there's a more unjust illness, I'm not aware of it.
It also underscores the bedrock of American presidential campaigns: merciless trivia and boogeymen disguised as real issues.
Is it that hard to imagine a campaign in which actual non-polarizing issues could be part of the public debate?
No. It's reality right now in Canada.
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