Saturday, October 1, 2011
Should we vote for the president based on his/her morals?
With candidates already campaigning for the 2012 presidential elections, I've been thinking about this question. How much should a candidate's moral perspectives factor into my decision? Should I consider his/her religion or lack thereof? There are currently two Mormons running for the Republican nomination--does that raise any issues? If you had to choose between an atheist who was a respected economist and a religious person without significant experience, who would you choose? Is that answer black and white for you or is it gray?
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A more specific question that Jess brought up earlier this week is, "Do you think Mitt Romney has a chance at getting the nomination?" If you prefer concrete to abstract, take a shot at that one.
ReplyDeleteI hope I don't have to decide between a moral person vs. an educated person. I hope most candidates are well educated. But I would vote for morality over economic knowledge--or any specialty-- because a president can get input and education and answers from his cabinet so he does not have to know everything--that would be impossible to know everything needed to run the country. He cannot, however, get from his cabinet a moral compass if he does not have one himself. The heart, the morality of a president, is vital to me and education is very, very important. There have been times I've voted against a presidential candidate because I disagreed with his morals. I have never voted against someone because he was not an expert in any one subject. I would never vote for someone I felt was ignorant.
ReplyDeleteA link to an article kind of about this:
ReplyDeletehttp://thehill.com/blogs/pundits-blog/presidential-campaign/185071-the-republican-establishment-no-mormons-or-texans-please