That's why articulate is not enough in itself, hence "intelligent" and "balanced". Implicitly that means being able to push for good policies that take into account reality/facts as well as addressing the needs/anxieties of both sides of the political divide.
In some circles someone like Ben Shapiro would pass off as "articulate", and definitely "intelligent", but no way in hell is he balanced. He once compared waiting in line at Disney Land to waiting in line to cast a vote, as though taking a ride at Disney were a constitutionally protected right and if you could wait in line for hours at one at the former, you could definitely wait in line for hours at the latter.
Bringing up intelligence at all is pointless, obviously nobody wants a stupid candidate. The issue is what defines intelligence. For many it's good rhetoric instead of good substance. As for balance, excessive centrism is also bad. Policy is the best way to gauge all that, and rhetoric only matters because people make it matter.
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u/play-what-you-love Jul 12 '24
That's why articulate is not enough in itself, hence "intelligent" and "balanced". Implicitly that means being able to push for good policies that take into account reality/facts as well as addressing the needs/anxieties of both sides of the political divide.
In some circles someone like Ben Shapiro would pass off as "articulate", and definitely "intelligent", but no way in hell is he balanced. He once compared waiting in line at Disney Land to waiting in line to cast a vote, as though taking a ride at Disney were a constitutionally protected right and if you could wait in line for hours at one at the former, you could definitely wait in line for hours at the latter.