Town hall meetings, special event barbecues, county precinct monthly meetings, are great venues to meet and talk to your political representatives. During election years, you'll get to meet a lot of them. You should get out and meet them. It's at least as entertaining as going to a movie, or can be, if...you ask the right questions.
The wrong kind of questions deal with current event issues. Why? The answers are too predictable. Politicians and candidates know and review these kinds of questions and their responses are generally canned, feel good, "I know what you want to hear so here's my perfect answer," type of statements. When you walk away, you feel good, but later realize you still don't KNOW that person or exactly WHAT they stand for.
So, what type of questions should you ask. Ask questions that get to their core beliefs. Open ended questions. Philosophical questions. Questions that will expose their character. And most importantly, questions that reveal any nuggets of wisdom. Questions that test their foresightedness.
Here's some examples of good questions.
What is the primary role of government?
What is your highest duty as a representative?
What is the difference between a politician and a statesman?
Who is responsible for the education of my children?
The answers to these types of questions will give you the answer to their response of any current event issue.
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