while we’re testing, I have a theory that I’m testing out… Americans are leaning towards candidates who look good and sound good, because we’re starting to recognize that the presidency is really more of a ceremonial office, like the Queen. Rhetoric, grace and appearance matter more than platforms, qualifications and experience. Platforms are promises that may or may not be kept. Qualifications and experience get beat down by the process of governing. We kinda know that the real work of government and policymaking is done by committees and in bills and behind the scenes, and we kinda know that we’re not going to have much impact on that from the citizen level. But the President is our public face to the world, and we care about how we’re portrayed. We want an eloquent diplomat, someone who can repair our image. Like bosses who say “hire for personality, train on skills,” we want a President with a good personality.

btw, Clinton is not the only boomer running — so if you’re going to reject candidates because of their generation, you should reject *all* the boomers, not just the female one. And Duncan Hunter is seriously hawkish.