How to get the questions out there and connect with Federal MP Candidates.
Remember; You are the employer. You are hiring the person. Attitude, Behaviour, Temperment and Personality matter.
- Share the questions and this “how to page” with all your contacts and email lists, flood social media pages.
- Start a keyboard team and post the questions everywhere or just do it yourself.
Tips on what to do:
- Attend public events with candidates and have one question asked by each of your team or friends.
- Evaluate what you hear from the candidates in relation to character, values and principled positions taken. The responses will indicate what you can expect from a candidate should they get elected.
- Enter the questions during electronic debate events and have everyone vote for the questions or question of your choice to make it a top priority so it gets asked.
- Ask newspapers and media outlets if they are asking these questions.
- If you have a website post the link to the questions on your home page, make it a priority.
- So many of us are in groups and at meetings, make the questions an agenda item. Ask to have them shared.
OK.. so I asked the question(s). What should I be listening for?
What to watch for:
- Integrity
- Empathy
- Courage
- Honesty
- Accountability
- Transparency
- Respect
- Humility
- Fairness
- Vision
- Decisiveness
- Compassion
- Resilience
- Authenticity
What to listen for:
- Does the candidate engage with confidence. Are they clearly understood in English or French regardless of if you agree with them or not?
- Does the candidate show a sense of humor?
- Do they avoiding direct answers to difficult questions, which can make them appear evasive or untrustworthy.
- Are they knowledgeable? If not do they admit it and offer how they will deal with the gap?
- Are they honest with you and themselves or speaking in overly technical terms and political jargon that alienates everyday people.
- Can they simplify complex policies into relatable, clear language.
- Do you hear canned responses that fail to address voter concerns.
- Trying too hard to seem like “one of the people,” can come across as forced or condescending.
Traditional runups to an election see candidates asked about the surface issues.
It’s time to dig deeper. It starts here.
“Do they have what it takes to stand up for you no matter what?”
People over Party.