Before deciding whom to support, look at campaign promises.

[MineralMan]

If a candidate promises things that your common sense tells you cannot be done, then let that guide you. Apply your considered reaction to the actual possibilities and you'll be vetting candidates properly. Can what is proposed be achieved in the real world? No? Then that is a false promise that will not be kept.

Suppose I tell you that if I am elected, I will forgive your home mortgage, because it's unfair that you should have to pay for the house you live in. Does that sound like a good idea? Well, it might. Most of us would like to get rid of our mortgage debt. But, does it sound like something that makes much sense or is likely be be enacted? Of course not. So, I suggest you don't listen to my promise and check out what others are saying they want to do. See if some of those things are actually possible to achieve.

[George II]

1. Look not only at promises, but at campaign tactics, surrogates, and upper staffers.

[MineralMan]

2. Yes, those, too, but first, look at what is being proposed,

and compare those proposals with a practical assessment of their feasibility.

[The Valley Below]

3. Yes. Then consider what the country would look like if these (or similar) individuals

were placed in positions of power.