# Discussion thread for the "Polls only" thread (Part 2)

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**Created:** [February 16, 2024, 2:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/discussion-thread-for-the-polls-only-thread-part-2/997636 "2024-02-16T02:56:30Z")\
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> [@DrDeth](#):
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> Especially as whatever Bobs promises are- he is known to never carry them out anyway. You can promise me a million dollars and a pony, but when Bob is known never to deliver, why think he will this time?

You’re denying the hypothetical.

> [@Polls only: No discussion](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/polls-only-no-discussion/953642/5331):
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> For whatever reason, you do trust Bob to enact the policies.

I chose to vote for Jim.

Just because I like Bob’s policies better doesn’t mean they _are_ better—because I am very fallible, and because in the real world policies affect different people in different ways and have all sorts of side effects. I think a person like Jim would be more likely to listen to expert opinions and diverse viewpoints and adjust his policies if warranted.

And I believe the job of presidenting involves more than just enacting policies. For some of those presidential duties (such as representing America to itself and to the rest of the world), character and integrity matter.

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