Some voters may think that the candidates know the political
questions better and are better up to date than the voter himself/
herself. Some think the other way around. Both OK. The voter may be
confident in his/her opinions and finds deviations from them
uncomfortable. Another voter learns from what the candidates say and
changes his/her opinions accordingly.
Some voters may trust trust the candidates, some not. Both OK. The
new method may be so good that it makes the candidates/
representatives less corrupt than before. But there is also the risk
that candidates will use their negotiating power (e.g. in Asset
voting) to gain personal benefits. Some may consider it better not to
open doors for the temptations, since these things may well become
common practice one day, starting from one edge of the candidate
community and spreading wider later ("since everybody else seems to
do the negotiations that way too").
Different countries an societies may have different tendency and
incentives to get corrupt. And different voters (and voting method
promoters) are different as discussed above.
Juho
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