Before TV and maybe radio, when promotion of candidates depended on newspapers, whistle stops, and I suppose leaflets, voting must have been a much different process. We may not have had presidents like "silent Cal" Coolidge.
I just voted for Pete on my mail in ballot. It wasn't an easy choice, with Bernie and Klobuchar the other close choices. I don't know if any of them can end the bitter bipartisanship, but I was favoring a moderate and a younger person less connected to old school politics. It always seems like Bernie is yelling at me, too. I'm not sure out country is ready for a gay president but we have a gay governor here it it hasn't caused problems. I think Pete has an edge over Trump on a few things and could probably play on Trumps supposed draft evasion, represents middle American to a degree, and is well spoken enough to do good in a debate.