Dear Americans,

Election time!

This is probably the 20th thread on the elections, but I'm not really interested in who is going to win, I'm interested in why people care about certain views candidates have that do not affect them in anyway.

Like evolution vs creation. Does it make any difference that the President believes one over the other, I'm not American, so forgive me if I'm wrong, but isn't US supposed to be secular anyway? So how does the question of how the world started affect the economy, war, crime, etc?

Some say it's a form of litmus test. Well, shouldn't the candidates history prove his or her political stance?

I'm not taking shots at the country or your democratic system, I really want to know this answer, because I tried understanding it myself, but have so far failed miserably.

- Confused neighbour from the True North, Strong and Free (that's Canada eh)