The Republican candidate for President has actually physically constructed his campaign from lies. How is that not an unethical manipulation of people who are mentally incapable of discerning the truth from his bullshit? Tons of people try to influence each other’s votes, through dialog, solicited advice and even unsolicited argument. Somewhere along the line we decided that our democracy was going to be mercenary in nature, so I’m not sure why it’s exploitation when social workers who take care of and spend time with the mentally handicapped every day help them through the exercise of their legal right to vote. I especially don’t think that the relationship between the two is instructively second guessed by observers who are full of unfounded suspicion only.