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Originally Posted by nfotiu
What's the alternative though? Unchallenged campaign ads and rallies?
Candidates should have to defend their positions and policies in some kind of forum.
What qualities are necessary for a president? It's kind of an odd job in that they don't have nearly the power to implement policies as say a Prime Minister with a majority government.
A big part of the job is to be persuasive in guiding congress to move in their desired direction. They should be able to make good, quick decisions, and use good judgement.
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Some kind of cross between Scientific journals and Lean Six Sigma
Imagine a world of evidence based political policies... who am I kidding...
But you're right, there probably isn't anything better, not with how our whole system of media and publicity and decision making works.