1) What does the media do that creates this sense of intimacy we have with politicians, and how is this different from our experience with politicians 60 years ago?

2) What do politicians do that creates this sense of intimacy, and how has it changed over time?

3) Reflecting on your own experience of the way politicians represent themselves, or are represented on mass media, do you feel the kind of intimacy Hart describes? Do you experience the sense of betrayal when lied to by politicians that Hart describes, or have you checked out of politics altogether? If so, what role do you think this intimacy Hart describes might have had on your decision to get out of politics?