The first question the candidates were asked was, “What’s your biggest weakness, and what are you doing to address it?”. Kasich had the honors of starting the debate off, with not answering the question but insisting his capability to lead this country. I thought I heard the question quite clearly, and he did not answer that, making me doubt the basic skill of listening. This lack of listening worried me because Kasich has a slight chance to run our country. If this is how Kasich acts for a debate, I could only imagine him talking to Vladimir Putin, making a fool of himself, and leading this country into WWlll.
Listening to the responses of the other candidates; Huckabee, Bush, Rubio, Fiorina, Christie, and Paul all did not answer the question, but rather threw in some form of rhetoric and empty promises. These are the people that are running to be our next president! I want someone who can answer the question, regardless of the party.
The three candidates that actually answered the question were Trump, Carson, and Cruz. Trump said that his biggest weakness was trusting others too easily and holding a grudge. I appreciate his honesty for once and I can evaluate him as a person instead of a public icon. Carson claimed that he couldn’t really see himself being the president, until, he had crowds of people tell him he should run. His response tells me that he needs the encouragement of others to feel comfortable with his decision. Cruz alleged his weakness to being overly passionate and a fighter of those passions. Now I personally do not think that those qualities are bad, unless they are excessive.
All of the opinions claimed in the October Republican Debate, could be traced back to the Five Moral Matrixes. The Five Moral Matrixes are Harm/Care, Fairness, Purity/Sanctity, Loyalty, and Authority. Kasich; would be considered Loyalty, and Fairness. Trump’s; Loyalty, Harm/Care, and Fairness. Carson’s; Loyalty. Cruz; Loyalty, Authority, and Purity/Sanctity. The Moral Matrix found throughout the October GOP Debate are, Loyalty, Authority, and Fairness. Which is very close to the general opinion of Republican Party where those Moral Matrixes are Loyalty, Purity/Sanctity, and Authority.
(All dialogue of the debate can be found here: https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/the-fix/wp/2015/10/28/the-third-republican-debate-annotating-the-transcript/)
Listening to the responses of the other candidates; Huckabee, Bush, Rubio, Fiorina, Christie, and Paul all did not answer the question, but rather threw in some form of rhetoric and empty promises. These are the people that are running to be our next president! I want someone who can answer the question, regardless of the party.
The three candidates that actually answered the question were Trump, Carson, and Cruz. Trump said that his biggest weakness was trusting others too easily and holding a grudge. I appreciate his honesty for once and I can evaluate him as a person instead of a public icon. Carson claimed that he couldn’t really see himself being the president, until, he had crowds of people tell him he should run. His response tells me that he needs the encouragement of others to feel comfortable with his decision. Cruz alleged his weakness to being overly passionate and a fighter of those passions. Now I personally do not think that those qualities are bad, unless they are excessive.
All of the opinions claimed in the October Republican Debate, could be traced back to the Five Moral Matrixes. The Five Moral Matrixes are Harm/Care, Fairness, Purity/Sanctity, Loyalty, and Authority. Kasich; would be considered Loyalty, and Fairness. Trump’s; Loyalty, Harm/Care, and Fairness. Carson’s; Loyalty. Cruz; Loyalty, Authority, and Purity/Sanctity. The Moral Matrix found throughout the October GOP Debate are, Loyalty, Authority, and Fairness. Which is very close to the general opinion of Republican Party where those Moral Matrixes are Loyalty, Purity/Sanctity, and Authority.
(All dialogue of the debate can be found here: https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/the-fix/wp/2015/10/28/the-third-republican-debate-annotating-the-transcript/)