Democracy as a Way of Life

So it was that we drove into Minerva, Ohio, population around a few or more thousand. The general election was right around the corner.

The adult talk test asks whether a politician could conceivably have an adult conversation with you.  If they could, they are serious contenders for a democratic office, and if they could not, they are disqualified from democratic office.  Obviously a lot hangs on the "could" and "could not," as well as on the meaning of "adult conversation."