Campbell trounces his political opponents on every measure outside of environmental issues. Enthusiasm for Campbell s economic leadership rises with education, which is an important finding because the best educated members of society tends to play the role of opinion-leaders. Though Campbell greatly outperforms his competitors, his comparative strength derives in part from public dismay about the quality of his opponents. Public frustration with leadership quality is reflected in the sizeable number of voters asserting that none of the candidates are good leaders by any measure. As shown in table 1, nearly one-third of voters indicated that none of the candidates could be classified as the best on any measure.
Women are particular disconcerted with the quality of leadership in the realm of social policy.
Carr, the Ecological Environment, and the Competitive Environment Carr is perceived to be the best leader for environmental issues. Normally, supporters of any given party tend to score their party leader highly in terms of various criteria of leadership competence. However, Green Party voters are not likely to name their own leader as the best with respect to any area of leadership competence except the environment. Carr does acquire the expected higher level of support among Green Party voters where the environment is concerned. May 1, the day after the leaders debate.