A psychologists perspective of the traits, characteristics, and personality features of candidates and elected officials; while also looking at (a) "how" they are thinking, and (b) the "thought processes" associated with an issue or national event.

A Winning Campaign

As the election cycle moves quickly toward the especially interesting 2012 Presidential and statewide efforts I thought it would be particularly important to highlight what this writer sees as the most important factors, traits, and characteristics of a successful campaign. Last year in a similar article I emphasized the four major “traits” consistent with “A [...]

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Connecting

Many people aspire to public office.  Whether they are struck by the lure of power and political influence or genuinely interested in contributing to society and “making a difference” they believe in themselves.  However, many looking forward to some type of political career fail to take a good look at their own personality traits and [...]

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