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Question: Which quality is most important to you in a Presidential candidate?
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Having Executive Experience		  
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Being An Outsider		  
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Having Integrity/Trustworthiness		  
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Holding Views You Agree With		  
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Being Willing To Compromise		  
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« on: April 21, 2016, 02:03:19 PM »
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« Reply #1 on: April 21, 2016, 02:09:16 PM »
Believable intention to make government smaller.
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« Reply #2 on: April 21, 2016, 02:45:36 PM »
Not violating our fundamental rights.
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« Reply #3 on: April 21, 2016, 02:46:44 PM »
Shares my values
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« Reply #4 on: April 21, 2016, 02:48:26 PM »
Has an appropriate personality for the role.
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« Reply #5 on: April 21, 2016, 02:57:56 PM »
Wow.
The last three options are good to me.
Difficult choice if we can only select one.
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« Reply #6 on: April 21, 2016, 03:46:12 PM »
Policy/Views, 100%.
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« Reply #7 on: April 21, 2016, 03:52:01 PM »
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« Reply #8 on: April 21, 2016, 04:33:55 PM »
Many things

1. Shares my values
2. experience of pushing through their policies
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« Reply #9 on: April 21, 2016, 04:35:39 PM »
Among only those you listed, the middle one.   
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« Reply #10 on: April 21, 2016, 04:45:00 PM »
Sharing my values politically and morally
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« Reply #11 on: April 21, 2016, 04:46:59 PM »
« Edited: April 21, 2016, 05:09:39 PM by Sprouts Farmers Market ✘ »
Being bombastic and dominating opposition. None of the listed things matter to me.

Also, sharing my heritage helps.
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« Reply #12 on: April 21, 2016, 05:06:05 PM »
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« Reply #13 on: April 21, 2016, 05:09:28 PM »
Quote from: angus on April 21, 2016, 04:35:39 PM
Among only those you listed, the middle one.   

That's how I voted : Having Integrity/Trustworthiness.
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« Reply #14 on: April 21, 2016, 07:17:16 PM »
To be perfectly honest, the way the poll is laid out will result in confusing choices. For example "willing to compromise" may denote a competent person who understands how to get meaningful results OR an incompetent and weak leader. The first is obviously welcome and the latter is not. Similarly "executive experience" for me is a prerequisite but only if there is a track record and results tied to it.

The only trait which is above reproach is the "trustworthiness" so I voted for it. But that would not be my main selection criteria.
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« Reply #15 on: April 21, 2016, 08:48:07 PM »
Willing to Compromise(first person to vote this way)

Preferably not in a Carter like way.
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« Reply #16 on: April 21, 2016, 09:04:04 PM »
Views and integrity are close.
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« Reply #17 on: April 21, 2016, 09:37:05 PM »
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« Reply #18 on: April 21, 2016, 09:57:28 PM »
Integrity since my views are rather niche anyway.
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« Reply #19 on: April 22, 2016, 06:52:01 AM »
« Edited: April 22, 2016, 06:54:18 AM by Oldiesfreak1854 »
All of them except outsider matter to me, but sharing my views is probably the most important.

Technically, I don't like "outsider" candidates at all--it's basically a polite way of saying "inexperienced."  It seems very counter-intuitive that we want less experience in our public officeholders, but more experience for every other job.  Would you hire a barber to fix your car, or a plumber to cut your hair?  And if not, then why in the world would you want your president, governor, congressman, etc. to have no experience in government?
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« Reply #20 on: April 22, 2016, 07:21:10 AM »
Ability to be corrupt and keep a straight face.
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« Reply #21 on: April 22, 2016, 07:22:09 AM »
Integrity and political views are of equal importance.
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« Reply #22 on: April 22, 2016, 09:50:48 AM »
Sharing my views, at least to ~75%.
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« Reply #23 on: April 22, 2016, 11:42:11 AM »
Sharing my views, though only if they meet the bars of experience (not necessarily executive) and integrity.
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