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Politics is, as a former high school teacher of mine phrased it, “the art of getting what you want.” This applies both to the individual and to the masses. In electoral politics, we attempt to elect a person who we believe will help us get what we want, and then we attempt to influence that person to deliver. It is a delicate dance of emotion and opinion; were it based simply on logic there would be no art to it.
I would consider politics to be an art to the same degree that acting and theatre are… being a politician relies very much on public speaking and speechcraft, both of which are established arts.
I would also note that political parties very much follow many of the conventions that artistic movements do… they aren’t rigidly defined, so much as they place emphasis on certain priorities over others… they evolve, and they have historically recognized leaders who contributed significantly to their formation and ideological development. Likewise, arts and politics both follow patterns of paradigms and popular perception as movements grow and progress.
At least, that’s how I see it.