Then by what method would you choose a leader other than what they say they are going to attempt to do? PLease enlighten at your inner working of how you vote. Because unless you're throwing darts at the ballot there must be some way you pick your candidate. And I know plenty about what presidents can do, probably more than most. And while they dont directly create the jobs, some have far better plans of how they will attempt to than others.
#2: Besides who else is there to vote for? Fiorina who is a shrieking hapry of a woman and whose foreign policy ideas are terrifying to say the least? Ben Carson who proves that all though someone may be a neurosurgeon, they can still be dumb as a rock? Jeb Bush the least charismatic but probably smartest of his whole family? Marco Rubio who...actually he'd be a good VP.
#1: I start with paying close attention to their statements on the various "positions/issues" that are important to me. If they are in "general agreement" with me, then I weigh if their "proposals" to resolve said issues is actually viable, or just campaign rhetoric. If they do have viable proposals, then I move to the "Do they agree with me concerning Faith, and the importance of a person's Faith?" If they also pass this test, then I look to see what their "History" is have they held Office in the past at one level or another. If they are still on my list of Candidates I would vote for/support at this stage., then I can begin to narrow down the list to the actual one I will vote for/support by rating the aforementioned tests.
In recent history, there have only been two people who have fulfilled my expectations, but neither received enough support to make an actual mark at the Presidential Candidacy level. They were:
Duncan Hunter (the elder) and Duncan Hunter (the younger)
Sadly, voting for a Presidential candidate almost always comes down to holding one's nose and voting for the "lesser of two evils." I don't like doing that. So I simply vote for the Candidates on the "under card," and abstain from voting for a President. Or, as I did in the past, "write in" my choice.
# 2: Of the current Candidates Repub/Dem............On my list of possibilities right now are:
Rubio, Carson, Cruz, Huckabee, with a couple others just off the radar. I don't have a "solid choice" as of yet. Much to learn about all of them. Your assessment of Carson is a bit harsh in my opinion. Given some of the statements the other Candidates have made (on both sides), he is no less intelligent than them, and possibly far more.
Huge difference between intelligence and political experience. Over 50 million "intelligent liberals" voted into office OBAMA. A person who was/is "dumber than a rock, and had ZERO experience doing anything other than organizing some community projects. People want to "diss" Carson as if Obama and his Foreign Policy are such a wondrous thing.
Trump has ZERO experience in Foreign Policy as well, and, between the two, I would take Carson over Trump as Commander in Chief.
Like I said, there is a long way to go...........and I will continue to weigh each Candidate before making my choice.
