Emerald’s Gem Box: Do Politics bring out the worst in people or do politics bring out the “real” in people?

Political season……. Most of us cannot wait for it to be done! Even those who are running for office seem to anticipate the end of it, but, why is that? Is it all the stress and tension, wrapped up in all the many politically-based conversations taking place, or is it because friends are now vying against friends for a particular office and negative comments are starting to be spread? It seems that everyone starts scrutinizing others depending on if they are Republican or Democrat, and/or