Jamelle Bouie: Graham Platner and Why Character Matters

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3. Gotta say I agree with what Bouie speaks to here

I'm someone who has been fooled twice in the last few years. First by Fetterman and now by Platner. Bouie is correct that judging candidates across the board can be difficult particularly when they're speaking effectively to issues we care about and/or a candidate has a strong public presence driving home the message. Fetterman and his campaign did it with humor and wit; Platner has been a passionate, gifted storyteller on the stump and in interviews.

In both cases the message was there but the messengers were flawed

Bouie's suggestion is on the mark, IMHO. In a world where nothing appears to matter beyond money and power, a yardstick to measure the men and women asking for our votes is still available: character, integrity and discretion.

Good reminder. And a mea culpa for my foolishness.