Today is the final day of the "campaigning in Iowa and New Hampshire seems like forever" process.  Just like many other Americans, I'm suffering from presidential candidates' campaigning overload syndrome, also known as MEGO (mine eyes glaze over).

While almost two to four years of campaigning might be hard on the candidates, it is also fatiguing for the American electorate.  Of course, the American people need to get to know the candidates, and that takes time, given the size of this country.

However, John F. Kennedy announced his candidacy for the November, 1960 elections on January 2, 1960.  That seemed to be adequate time for the entire country to become well acquainted with him.

This is the 21st century, not the 19th and parts of the 20th centuries when it still took a long time to crisscross the nation.  Add the Internet to television and other media access and one year, beginning the November prior to the following year's November presidential election, should be sufficient for voters throughout the United States to scrutinize the candidates.

The political process should turn voters on not turn them off. Seemingly perpetual presidential campaigning might turn them off, which would be regrettable.