One has history of campaign promises. I would look at the campaign promises of their past, and their ATTEMPTS to fulfill them. (can't take away TOO many points for not getting others to play nice).
I would also look at how well they WERE able to move their personal agenda forward by working with others. One has no history, so nothing to compare promises/rhetoric to actions. But, the personal item, for me, is a negative. But after that mistake, it does appear that they have done the right things. But the fact that they are running on those very values that were failed is a bigger negative for me than the rest. So, with no evidence of "not following up campaign promises", I would have to take their word that what they are saying they will do, they will do. I can handle overpromising. I have a harder time with specific hypocrisy, especially on the main bragging point. (newt screaming family values, dodd running on banking reform, jefferson running on anti-corruption) Incumbents for me start out with a -5. lifelong politicians -1. but effective lifelong politicians get a boost. and effective politicians still climbing the ladder (mayor to congress) get a few points for trying to spread their success. Obstruction and hate are big negatives for me. And spending more money are moderate negatives for me. And too much getting in other people's business are big negatives (religion, money, unneeded regulation, sex, etc) Genuine belief in their agenda is a big plus for me, even if I don't agree. I too would have a hard time with this race, but I actually in this case think either would be ok. On Tue, Sep 9, 2014 at 4:26 PM, C. Hatton Humphrey <[email protected]> wrote: > > On Tue, Sep 9, 2014 at 4:21 PM, Scott Stewart <[email protected]> > wrote: > > > Damn.. And no one got the Winger reference. > > > Got it, looked at it, set it gently on the ground and walked away. > > Either that or I've been numbed by too much DM lately. > > Until Later! > C. Hatton Humphrey > http://www.eastcoastconservative.com > > Every cloud does have a silver lining. Sometimes you just have to do some > smelting to find it. > > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Order the Adobe Coldfusion Anthology now! http://www.amazon.com/Adobe-Coldfusion-Anthology/dp/1430272155/?tag=houseoffusion Archive: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/message.cfm/messageid:372251 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/subscribe.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/unsubscribe.cfm
