Nice work covering the backgrounds, unique skills, and goals of each candidate. Much appreciated. Thank you!
In future evaluations, especially for crowded or hotly contested races, could you also mention major funding sources and organizations (or PACs) that support or oppose each candidate? Sometimes those two items can tell stories the candidates themselves bypass. Following the money and knowing the supporters can be beneficial in a hotly contested race.
Example: Sam Smith seems well-qualified and well-intentioned. However, Smith is strongly supported by PAC-A, which also supports Jo Brown for another office. Brown’s values conflict with my own. Worse, PAC-A falsely portrays Mo Green, another candidate whom I know and support. This activity by PAC-A could then sour my opinion of Sam Smith using the “birds of a feather” principle.
Thank you. We needed this.
Nice work covering the backgrounds, unique skills, and goals of each candidate. Much appreciated. Thank you!
In future evaluations, especially for crowded or hotly contested races, could you also mention major funding sources and organizations (or PACs) that support or oppose each candidate? Sometimes those two items can tell stories the candidates themselves bypass. Following the money and knowing the supporters can be beneficial in a hotly contested race.
Example: Sam Smith seems well-qualified and well-intentioned. However, Smith is strongly supported by PAC-A, which also supports Jo Brown for another office. Brown’s values conflict with my own. Worse, PAC-A falsely portrays Mo Green, another candidate whom I know and support. This activity by PAC-A could then sour my opinion of Sam Smith using the “birds of a feather” principle.
I hope this makes sense!