What are your Metrics?

With the early state primaries approaching, I can't help but be completely disappointed with the American people. I can't help but be underwhelmed by the ease with which we are persuaded to disregard competent candidates; the ease with with which we are motivated to follow charismatic candidates; the trivial measures upon which we base our advocacies.

I ask all of you who are of age and who have not been so negligent in your citizenship as to remain unregistered: What are your metrics?

When I say metrics, I refer to the aforementioned measures upon which we base our advocacies. In other words, "What things, tangible or intangible, make you support a presidential candidate?"

After pondering that question, "What attributes, skill-sets, knowledge-bases, aggregates, experiences do you believe will make the best CEO of the States?" Now, "Do you vote accordingly?"

"What do you want the next President to accomplish?" Now, "Which of the candidates do you believe are most likely to accomplish that thing/those things?"

What are your metrics?