Reply #15: Don't give up, I'm slow [View All]

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on the thinking and reply.

I can't get by the idea that when people -the real ones, face-to-face, not pundits -talk about experience (after they know the facts), they're really talking about something slightly different and that's what makes it so hard.

When I think back, there was a time, maybe only 1 1/2 to 2 years ago, when I said the same thing, like "there's a guy who's going to be a great President someday, with a little more time, a couple more terms, (hopefully without scandal), maybe another elected office." Within a couple of months I was thinking, "he's got it, he's ready, now is the time".

So, what switch flipped? That's why I don't think it can be a formula of days in office. And once that switch has flipped, well, I don't think it's much of a factor between two qualified candidates. Have you ever heard anyone say that they would vote for X over Y because of one more term in the senate?

Thinking out loud, so to speak, what about the young doctor you might have seen when the elder wasn't available? Two visits later you're comfortable and it's not a factor. What switch has flipped? And doesn't it make a big difference if the elder doctor highly recommends the younger?

Experience? Confidence? Or are people really saying "I don't think he's ready to lead me?", or more accurately "I don't think I'm ready yet." or "I don't know him well enough yet."

So, does it work to say timid ones "watch him, at length, 4,5 or 6 times in all kinds of settings, Go hear him speak at a rally. Look at all of the best people who surround him. Get comfortable with him, then think about experience." I'll bet by that time they're on board.