You would trust any politician because why?
I don’t trust any politician, and the party whores who play games even less. Gingrich and Perry are nationally recognized choices. Larouche was probably one of the most successful of the total wackjobs that ran for POTUS. I don’t begrudge a party from creating barriers to getting on the ballot but only to keep out the flakes, wackos, and other mental detectives. Keeping Gingrich and Perry off is a disservice to a free society. ; it smacks of Sovietism.