No you dont . <| sep |> With regards to the candidate ' s personal public beliefs , my preference would be someone who draws the line in the right place . This means that they correctly understand equal rights and the logical delineation between defensive and violent force that follows . Trying to draw the philosophical line where it simply does not exist invariably leads to the embarrassing position of having to defend bad , violent ideas . The advantage that advocates of a free society have is our rational argument for it we lose that when we publicly promote something different . As to the candidate ' s particular policy proposals , I am personally fine with any set of policies that consistently scales back the power of the state or at least does not enlarge it in any way . Ultimately the educational aspects of the campaign are more important than nearly any outcome . People ' s widespread understanding is what matters .