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"a dizzying list of 80 policy positions" If I could relive my narrow miss for student council president (long before the Chicxulub crater), spraying positions
by Syzygies 8y ago
"a dizzying list of 80 policy positions"
If I could relive my narrow miss for student council president (long before the Chicxulub crater), spraying positions everywhere like that would be the first thing I'd avoid repeating.
- Alex3917 8y agoHe has three main policy positions he's running on that he talks about in his campaign speeches. The other 77 are just there for folks who want to know where he stands on his other positions.
- zzzzzzzza 8y agobetter than having literally no even semi-concrete policy positions. (see beto or buttigieg's websites)
- rosstex 8y agoBetter than the candidate who says "I don't have all the answers, but as President I will weigh the opinions of both sides carefully and make an informed decision with the best interests of the American people in mind."
- PKop 8y agoThe problem is that candidate is undistinguishable from a chameleon who will be pushed around either by popular sentiment, special interests, eventually adopt policies you disagree with etc. Taking some kind of concrete stand at least lays a base of where they're coming from and provides metrics of success or failure once in office. The blank slate is more high risk high reward I guess.
- dqv 8y agoYeah. It's a red flag when someone campaigns without a clear indication of what they actually stand for.
- mac01021 8y agoI actually want to know the details of a candidates position about every issue they have a position on. But only if I also get to know which are the candidate's top priorities, and which the candidate is willing to sacrifice for which others.