The executive difference

Voters instinctively look for executive experience though most do it subconsciously.

It’s difficult to make sense of the raw numbers coming out of the primaries so far and easy to perhaps draw what will be seen as wrong conclusions in retrospect. In a very good Democratic field, it’s hard to find daylight between the candidates on policy. All want some form of permanent, irrevocable healthcare reform, all want to provide a better, more secure, and more remunerative work environment for Americans, all want to take action on climate change — and we could go on including positions on guns, public education, and more.

The big debate seems to be over implementation. Should we throw out systems that sort of work and replace them with others? Or should we try to fix some that already exist? How do we prioritize what goes first? Does any of this make one liberal/progressive/centrist?

Against this background there are subtle indicators that the voting public picks up on that have almost nothing to do with the issues. They’re more personal and, believe it or not, Donald Trump sends out a very similar vibe to Bernie Sanders and Pete Buttigieg the current Democratic front runners.

I won’t keep you in suspense — in all cases the candidates who are currently leading the field have a good deal of executive experience and it’s something that voters pick up on though they may not identify it as such. How many times have we heard pundits or even…