They aren't picking a spouse or a pastor. I'm sorry, but that notion is simply absurd. And it is absurd in small ways we'll get into a little later. They don't have to love and cuddle up to the husband, father, son, and buddy.
Voters hire someone to do a job.
Liking or respecting a candidate's public persona and performance is adequate for that task. They aren't picking a spouse or a pastor. I don't think so. And he's more popular at the end of his two terms than Ronald Reagan was, despite all that plus Monica, Whitewater, and Kathleen Willey. The issue is not that voters crave to know and love the Inner Al.