The random political thoughts thread (Part Deux)

[Ghoulish Delight]

Originally Posted by JWBear

I disagree. Someone can be charismatic, an effective leader, and be very much electable.

And yet the last two primaries where the Democrats focused on "who's the most electable," we got Al Gore and John Kerry.

The most electable candidate is going to be the one that has the qualities to be the best President. "Electability" is a byproduct of other attributes ("charisma" and "effective leadership" being just two in a long list), NOT an innate quality that one can select for. I think it's party-suicide to keep "electability" at the forefront of reasons to vote for someone in a primary because, as has been shown, that causes the electorate to lean towards the blandest, "least offensive" candidate, rather than the best.

Talk of "electability" never has anything to do with a candidate's actual quality as a candidate, but how people are guessing they are going to be received by moderate voters. I say stop guessing and start voting for who is actually a charismatic, effective leader with good ideas and a plan to put some of them into action. Hillary is not that person, she's a politician whose goal is to be elected, not to lead.