I agree that qualifications can be a subjective thing based on who is defining the standards.The objective qualifications for president, for example, are natural born US citizen who has an age at least 35, and a resident in the US for at least 14 years. Not sure what it is for governor of GA. It’s up to the people to determine what is “qualified” for office. Some people thought being a community organizer and a junior senator was enough qualifications to be president. It’s fair for each individual to pick characteristics that they see as qualifiers and disqualifiers. Some people think being a bat**** crazy social justice warring race baiting feminazi is a qualifier. With others it’s a disqualifier.
When it comes to public office and ideologically based policy proclivities, there the only objective criteria is eligibility, not qualification.
Therefore it does boil down to the eligibility criteria. Any potential candidate has a right to run for office if they meet the requirement.
Then it’s up to the electorate to determine if that candidate meets their qualifications based on the issues that are most important to them and that’s what makes it subjective.
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