Which candidate is "perfect" in your estimation?

[Beaverhausen]

Which one never made a wrong choice?

Never made a bad vote?

Never took a stand you disagree with?

Never said anything that might be construed as racist/sexist/bigotted/conservative?

Which one is now and always has been perfect?


Come on, let's hear it.

[rucky]

1. Joe Walsh. n/t

[mtnsnake]

2. And you point is that nobody is perfect, not one of them, right?

If so, I agree.

[Beaverhausen]

6. Yes, that is my point

[mtnsnake]

10. And I'm glad you made that point because it's an important one

Anyone who thinks their candidate is perfect is in a state of denial.

[Madam Mossfern]

3. Since there is no such thing as a perfect person

there is no such thing as a perfect candidate. I consider this question to be kind of silly.

[Beaverhausen]

5. that's exactly my point

there are countless threads here picking apart each candidate on something they said and did in the past or today. It's getting ridiculous and it's getting us nowhere.

But that's just my opinion.

[Kokonoe]

4. And also has a too young and beautiful wife? nt

[harun]

7. Me, oops but I am not a candidate, so Kucinich is close enough (n/t)

[polichick]

8. There is no perfect candidate...

But you'd never know that from the campaign spokespeople who post here ~ it's a rare thing to see a Clinton or Obama supporter ever own up to the dumb moves their candidate has made. I don't believe for a minute that there aren't paid operatives here.

[Beaverhausen]

15. well, to be fair, I think supporters of all the candidates do it

Each candidate has made mistakes in the past and are still making them. But to pick apart a candidate's supporters because they 'deny' the mistakes is crazy and I for one and sick of the constant negativity here. We each choose a candidate based on many things, not just one or two.

[polichick]

18. One of things I like about Edwards is his supporters...

They don't seem to have a problem admitting that their candidate has made mistakes ~ I really don't see that with MOST Clinton and Obama supporters. Interestingly, it echoes the way the three campaigns handle mistakes.

[H2O Man]

9. Nomination #1

thank you.

Politicians are human beings; human beings are imperfect. We make mistakes.

My friend Rubin used to tell me that smart people learn from others' mistakes; most of us learn from our own; and some folks just never learn. I assume that third group is the republican party membership.

[mtnsnake]

11. I'm right behind you, water dude.

[AndyA]

12. None of the candidates are perfect.

What I'm looking for is one who is human before being a politician.

I want a candidate who can admit he/she made a mistake.

I want a candidate who states how they feel about something, even if it isn't going to be popular.

I want a candidate who isn't part of the problem.

I want a candidate who will make sure all Americans are treated equally, with dignity and respect.

I want a candidate who hasn't been given everything by virtue of their birth.

That narrows the field considerably.

[riqster]

13. I'll settle for:

"Oops, I fucked up. Damn, that was stupid of me. I'll do my best to learn from this mistake and never do it again."

[blondeatlast]

22. If only... I'm with you. nt

[riqster]

25. Thanks.

It works for me in relationships, so I figure it oughta do OK in politics as well.

[terrya]

14. No candidate is perfect.

Not one of the candidates out there is perfect nor has ever been perfect.

[asdjrocky]

16. Very, very good point.

Expecting perfection from our candidates is like expecting it from our children. A very big mistake.

[countingbluecars]

17. K&R

[CitizenLeft]

19. doesn't exist

Even the great ones (FDR, JFK) made mistakes or took stances that would disappoint or anger us today.

[Amanita]

20. No one is perfect. Some are principled: DK, Gravel.

To call sponsoring IWR, voting (proudly) for the PATRIOT Act "mistakes" is to be in bad faith - or really not give a damn about war/peace or civil rights in the first place.

[Beaverhausen]

21. and supporters of candidate "A" who voted for those things...

...criticizes the supporters of candidate "B" who also voted for those things. Do you see where I'm going?

[blondeatlast]

23. Mine, so far.

S/he is also easily the most flawed.

[Adelante]

24. The day I find a perfect candidate I will probably drop dead from shock

That doesn't mean I can't give added or lesser weight to their imperfections in evaluating candidates. If I didn't, I would never have a candidate to support.

[skipos]

26. There is one person who I agree with on ALL the issues and his name is

Skipos.

[2rth2pwr]

27. Edwards is the perfect

hypocrite.