There isn’t a politician out there who has ever been consistent – don’t blame inconsistency on Hillary when its almost built into the system.

Evan,

That’s what happens when she has to constantly remember what she said and to which group because it is never consistant. It can get wary 🙂

-Obama seems to be the fittest to sustain some serious effort, but I don’t have many clues as to his political management and negociating skills. He knows how to motivate people, though. And is quick on the uptake, as far as I could see from a couple of debates. He also evolved quite rapidly, which exposes him to some scrutiny for which he may not be prepared.

-Clinton knows how to play mainstream politics, she is quite shrewd politically, but again, I haven’t heard of any leadership experience, but she already has a political record and a national brand. Is it just me or she seems to show signs of fatigue?

-I watched McCain and he appears to be the most straightforward on the scene. He has cut some credentials for himself in the legislative, he seems to be a strong-charactered individual, but also with a notoriety for being a bit of a maverick. However finicky it may sound, I wonder how a man of his age, a self-avowed computer-illiterate, can connect with younger generations.

I’m not very familiar with the rest of the candidates.

Sadly McCain doesn’t have all of those qualities. He’s 72, he stumbles on his words, he just got over cancer, he has a temper, his political base doesn’t like him.

Oh man… but the Democrats are running a couple of screwballs. I don’t know whats going to happen. This one could get interesting.

I’m not an US citizen and I do not have any stake in the political process you’re going through in your country, but I do have some experience with politics and administration.

I can tell you that a presidential administration is never just about the elected president as an individual, so only judging the candidate based on their experience does not say much about the outcomes if they are elected. It’s a combination of factors, including their experience, their team, their proposed policies and the pressures coming from the ranks of their parties.

To be honest, in order to be a president you have to first have a very good physical constitution. Government at its highest level is one of the most demanding jobs one can have, and you can see that if you look at the pictures of people after they did their term.

Secondly, you need to have very strong managing and negociation skills, which qualify one for running big institutions and dealing with very tricky stakes and shrewd representatives of all sorts of interests.

Many times, the political past of some candidates would not match their conduct during one presidential term, I can tell you from my experience as a former advisor.

I’ll just stop at that.