How about, “Does a candidate have a record of honesty and truthfulness?”
Becasue a poltician who has a record as a chronic liar and less than honest in public dealing before the election, is unlikely to have a profound conversion to honesty and veracity upon election to office.
Honesty and Truthfulness are wonderful qualities in any man. Before we start casting stones, however, we’d best examine our own records. We’d also be wise to have exact wording and context of so called “lies”.