How important is honesty to you when choosing a candidate?

[DisgustipatedinCA]

5 votes, 1 pass | Time left: Unlimited
	Honesty is one of the most important qualities in a candidate. I won't support candidates who lie.
	5 (100%)
	I don't like the lies, but this is hardball politics, and lies are part and parcel, so I try to shrug them off.
	0 (0%)
	I'm in favor of whatever it takes to win.
	0 (0%)
	1 DU member did not wish to select any of the options provided.
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[JonLeibowitz]

1. It depends on the nature of the lie

I can't believe any of the people on the stage really believes that the pay gap for women is 21-23 cents on the dollar. But i accept that that is the zeitgeist of the conversation and the real facts are more complicated. There are a host of issues involved from family leave to actually addressing the real gap(which is likely to be closer to 7 cents).

Of course, Hillary Clinton lies about core political principles and basic facta of her history in governance so i find it impossible to support her.

[DisgustipatedinCA]

3. Good point. Maybe I should have specified lying about core political principles. nt

[bigwillq]

2. I want my candidate to be as honest as possible

But realize that untruthfulness is part of the process. Always has been and probably always will be. Politicians are never 100 percent honest about anything.

[DisgustipatedinCA]

4. Interesting results.

This poll has 80 views and 17 votes--all in favor of non-lying candidates.
I can't begin to imagine why 63 people who viewed this didn't want to vote. Sure, I understand that all DU polls have some non-participation associated with them, but these numbers are a little out of the norm. And they do tell a story.