The author of The Tanya, R. Schneur Zalman Of Liadi, wrote that few people are either tzaddik or rasha. The Hebrew terms refer to the righteous and wicked person respectively, when put into English.
Where does that leave the bulk of mankind? Zalman wrote most of us fall into the benoni, the person who is neither zealous for God nor impulsively evil. That's probably nearly every one we know.
In a word, human nature abhors the extremes. None of us is perfect and even when we love God, we are aware we fall short of attaining sainthood. We labor in the vineyards of God, but few of us will become a tzaddik.
The New Testament says, many will be called, but few will enter the kingdom of heaven. Behind it is the basic idea is that God loves as you are and if you live a decent life and have faith, that already means you're better than all the wicked people who have ever lived.
What does this have to do with people running for political office? I'm not expecting any one to be virtuous, to be more than they are. Don't hold a human being up to an impossible standard. When you vote, do expect that person to fear God, do what is right and love their country and their fellow man.
This is the standard I expect a President to meet and its a rule that is well with the human capacity to fulfill. I have a realistic expectation and given the fallen state of the world, we should do all we can to be worthy of God even if we will never become a tzaddik in our lifetime.
No like probably 99.88% of Trump supporters and future voters are not looking for the perfect candidate.
You guys are in for a rough couple of weeks.
We hope you survive.
If not, that is your choice as an adult.