[Vision2020] Why I didn't vote for Brady

[Donovan Arnold]

I didn't vote for Brady either, and I am a Democrat. I don't think Brady would have made a good governor. I was going to vote for him, but the debate between him and Otter changed my mind. 
   
  Donovan
  

Paul Rumelhart <godshatter at yahoo.com> wrote:
  Kai Eiselein wrote:

> A limp handshake and the inability to look me in the eye.
> Both, to me, show a lack confidence. That lack of confidence will lead 
> to waffling and paying more attention to "whats popular" rather than 
> "whats right".
> I'd like my candidates to have the spine to stand up for what they 
> believe is right, the pollsters, consultants and "experts" be damned. 
> (Of course, having them generally in line with my view is a plus.)
> In other words, I want them to lead.
> 


A person with a limp handshake has got to be better than someone who 
will forcefully move us in the wrong direction. In my opinion, our 
current President is a wonderful example of just that.

I think the whole "firm handshake" thing is overrated. Someone who is 
used to dealing with subtleties in today's world might just shake your 
hand just hard enough to show he means it but not hard enough to show 
that he's trying to compete with you to avoid engaging your "alpha male" 
response. Someone who is compassionate instead of "macho" might just 
grip your hand warmly and softly, to show that they care. Not to 
mention that someone who thinks he has to forcefully grip everybody's 
hand might just be tired enough not to grip yours hard enough if it's 
the ten-thousandth hand he's shaken that day.

I'd prefer a little push in the right direction vs. a big push in the 
wrong direction.

Of course, we may not agree on what direction is the right one, but I'd 
rather the direction itself be the biggest concern.

Paul

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