Originally Posted by
davflaws
I care.
I imagine that for you, considerations of ethnicity, gender and culturre are irrelevant in determining "best". If you do in fact believe that, I would encourage you to think some more.
Since I have never been a politician I can't speak from that particular experience, but for a number of years I made and implemented policy to deliver a variety of services to disadvantaged groups. In my experience, ethnicity, cultural competence and gender are factors central to determining who is "best" in many roles.