Dum-Ditty-Dum

I wonder why elections and candidates are held in such high regard. By that I mean when we as the voting public analyze people running for public office, why do we seem to want them to be so "good" or even "perfect"??? I think that we should allow candidates to be "real" and say what they want to. Like for example in America, if John McCain said something like "Barack Obama is funny looking."....people would shit. But if your buddy or even your co-worker said that same thing you might even agree, or at the very least, allow them to. I think that if we allowed people running in an election to say what they wanted to, then we would get a feel for what they really are like. But no, instead they have to mind their P's and Q's and never even burp, fart or even cough out of time......must suck to be under such a magnifying glass.........stupid!!!