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Should the public be deciding on the suitability of one candidate over another based on their ability to do the job or based on what they want to do to the country?
Both: but accepting that 'ability to do the job' is having the ability to assemble the right team, listen to the right people, make good enough decisions and have the belief and guts to see things through.
And have cool hair. Always cool hair.
In my view, if you train people to run the country, then you are teaching them what to do, so the trainers dictate how the country is run.
We should be electing people who are experts, experts at understanding evidence, weighing up all the factors, and using all the information to make an informed decision, and people who are experts at making difficult decisions.
Question from me, again not loaded: Do you think we should elect politicians based on their experience or on their goals/plans?
Should the public be deciding on the suitability of one candidate over another based on their ability to do the job or based on what they want to do to the country?