2007-12-14 07:20:06 · 10 answers · asked by Anonymous in Politics & Government ➔ Elections
Good judgement is more important, just because a candidate has more experience doesn't mean he is the best. Look at how many in Congress with decades of experience have been nothing but bad for the US?
Some of our worse presidents were career politicians, some of our best were never newcomers to politics, compared to the other candidates.
Lincoln, Washington, both Roosevelts, they were good presidents because they had good judgement not because of their experience
2007-12-14 12:59:35 · answer #1 · answered by joseph b 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
YES, I can not emphasize enough how much I believe that the answer to that question is yes.
Experienced candidates just know how to work the system to get them and their agendas ahead. Most are jaded by special interest groups and have been bought and paid for by big business.
Plus, it is not like an inexperienced candidate wins an election and suddenly they are all alone making decisions, they have advisors, a cabinet, the house/senate, etc...
To me good judgment includes admitting when you have made mistakes...when is the last time and experienced candidate has really accepte dresponsibility for the SNAFU that we are in?
Obama '08--it is out only hope.
2007-12-14 07:30:48 · answer #2 · answered by Zhedray 3 · 2⤊ 0⤋
of course, throughout history we have elected those with little to know experience. Just look at the number of governors who have been elected with little to no foreign policy experience. Leading a state and leading a Country is not the same thing, yet time after time we elect those with no national experience.
Bush was elected based upon his 11/2 terms experience governoring Texas, which has the weakest governor of any state.
Clinton based upon his numerous years governoring Arkansas.
Reagon based upon 2 terms as Governor of California
Carter was governor of Georgia for 1 term, at least he had prior political experience in the Georgia State Senate.
2007-12-14 08:17:37 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Obviously better judgment would trump more experience. I do not see how someone could argue otherwise.
The truth here however is that Obama has just as much experience as does Hillary. What he lacks maybe is a network of sleeze that Hillary has built up for years with her husband, but he is certainly just as credentialed.
2007-12-14 07:34:05 · answer #4 · answered by Calvin 7 · 3⤊ 0⤋
Yes
2007-12-14 07:23:26 · answer #5 · answered by Jim P 4 · 2⤊ 0⤋
It depends on the situation. Who says the judgment is good. If you say your own judgement is good it could be very byast. On some situations you may need to not wory about it.
2007-12-14 07:35:29 · answer #6 · answered by buddy_prkr 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Having experience leads to good judgment. Check out Bill Richardson.
2007-12-14 07:37:35 · answer #7 · answered by curious connie 7 · 0⤊ 2⤋
Yes, although experience offers evidence about one's judgement, and proving someone has good judgement it hard to do without experience.
If I told you that I had good judgement, you wouldn't necessarily believe me if I can't point to a variety of instances (or experiences) where I have exersized good judgement.
2007-12-14 07:25:19 · answer #8 · answered by HokiePaul 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Yes!
2007-12-14 07:37:20 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋
yes, yes, yes.
2007-12-14 07:36:33 · answer #10 · answered by Jerry S 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋