The Candidate…
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We spend so much time looking for the perfect candidate—we sometimes forget that those who run for elective office are human too—and they have a few warts on the skeletons they keep in the closet..
We also tend to look at these superficial things—and not at the candidate’s ability to rise to the occasion…That in turn gives the public more and more reasons to reject a candidate—who JUST MIGHT happen to be the right person for the job.
Here’s a few true facts about a presidential candidate…
The candidate suffered from bouts of depression so severe it was sometimes debilitating… And the candidate’s spouse also suffered from mental issues too—along with a violent temper.. Some believed the spouse was unstable. As a result of these problems in both of them, the candidate’s marriage was rocky at best and turbulent most of the time.
The candidate was disloyal to the party that helped elect the candidate to office. In fact, that candidate was SO disloyal, the candidate bolted the party and joined another which best fit the candidate’s views.
But, the candidate’s views so angered the new party, it was decided by party leaders that it would be best if the candidate not run for any office again—because the party believed the candidate just couldn’t get the votes.
In civilian life, the candidate’s business abilities were so poor, the store the candidate owned went into bankruptcy. The candidate then went into partnership with another store owner—and that business also failed.
That left the candidate with huge debts—which the candidate eventually paid off—but it took years.
Given all this—there’s plenty of juicy stories for the media to spread about the candidate when the candidate runs for the presidency.
Based on the candidate’s dismal personal issues, chances are you won’t vote the candidate dog catcher.
But in 1861, those stories and more didn’t stop voters from electing Abe Lincoln.
—Steve
Link here to the story Steve covered today on NBC-17
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