“Which direction is most likely to be successful?”
What are you, a bookie?
We’re not betting on which team wins. We’re voting. If the candidates don’t represent our values we don’t vote for them. Is that so hard to comprehend? It is to people who look to GET SOMETHING out of government. They need their guy to win so they can enrich themselves from the public treasury.
We have too many parasites in the body politik. We don’t need one on this thread!
How much agreement with "our values" do you require from a candidate? 100%? 90%? 80%? What if the candidate agrees with you 99% but has a "deal killer" position on your pet issue? You want to let a left wing lunatic win instead?