Reply #35: Not if you explained why and repudiated it

[PurityOfEssence]

The act of saying one may or may not have voted for them but don't really remember shows that one has a selfishly casual attitude for politics for one attempting to enter at the top. That should be explained too.

I don't need full hair-shirt self-flagellation and public penance, but it would help.

If you said you'd voted that way and went on to say you were suckered, or used to be a dick but have reformed, you'd be welcomed like the prodigal son-of-a-bitch. That's the big issue for me.

The idea of just blythely tossing off a disaffected "oh I might have voted for so-and-so (and these were a couple of REAL so-and-sos) but don't remember" prompts me to say: "Oh really? Would you vote for them today? Why not? Does it all matter more to you now? Do you think people should just take this casually? Have you REALLY changed since then? Don't you think statements like this are reckless? As president are you going to just toss off limp inflammatory statements like this as if ordering a cheeseburger? Would you tolerate this from your subordinates?" As you can imagine, I'd go on and on; this needs to be addressed immediately.

The last thing we need is a casual emperor; we've already got one.