I don't think the number of candidates has anything to do with it. The worst strategy of the Republicans is to continue to endorse policies that the majority of American don't support. They actually believe the majority of Americans belong to the Tea Party!
I remember a poll from back in March that asked Republicans which they preferred, a candidate who could win the election or one who supported their narrow-minded policies. They chose the latter, which tells us all we have to know.
I cant really gove you an answer,but what I can give you is a way to a solution, that is you have to find the anglde that you relate to or peaks your interest. A good paper is one that people get drawn into because it reaches them ln some way.As for me WW11 to me, I think of the holocaust and the effect it had on the survivors, their families and those who stood by and did nothing until it was too late.