Democratic Candidates
Presented by The Goodfield Institute
Hillary Clinton won this debate based on her
general performance and her NVL’s.
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Joe Biden | Hillary Clinton | Chris Dodd | John Edwards
Dennis Kucinich | Barack Obama | Bill Richardson
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Comments About This Candidate:
General impression: Biden came across as somewhat glib and slippery in his responses. He tried to be seductive and come across as a 'good old boy.' He answered some questions with a simple ‘no’, which was an attempt to shrug off his reputation of being verbose. All the same, he seemed like a self-confident leader who was focused and direct.
Symbolic Level:
SL-1 pain
SL-2 anger
SL-3 control
1) Trustworthy: yes
2) Reaction to pressure and stress: calm in crisis
3) Communication Style: seductive, trying to come over as a good old boy
4) Competitive Style: strong, determined
5) Leadership Style: self-confident leader, focused, direct
6) “Response-ability”: yes
PERSONALITY CHARACTERISTICS
Presidential, personable, and around for a very long time.
• Intense, but not a convincing leader
• Focused and Determined
• Distrusting
• Relentless “terrier like” questioner
• Power to influence
• Persuasive
• Attracted to power
• Comfortable in leadership positions
• Trustworthy
• Self-assured
• Calm in crises
• Revels in controversy
• Arrogant
• Tough
• Strong
• Determined
• Self-concept “winner”
• Often hostile
• History of risk taking
• Intelligent and educated
• Quintessential leader
Comments About This Candidate:
General impression: she was the most effective person on stage. Her presentation was integrated, she was 'present' and she was very well prepared and focused. She was confident, well informed and made a lot of eye contact. She also scored high with her communication, leadership and competitive styles.
Symbolic Level:
SL-1 shock
SL-2 anger out
SL-3 control swallowing down and Calculated Emotional Response
1) Trustworthy: yes
2) Reaction to pressure and stress: calm
3) Communication Style: high
4) Competitive Style: present and in contact. Presents herself as very confident.
5) Leadership Style: charismatic leader
6) “Response-ability”: presence and in contact
PERSONALITY CHARACTERISTICS
The brightest person in the lot; perhaps that is not the good news.
• A “witness” who does not take part in ongoing events.
• A powerful person when it comes to facts, data and people.
• A critical player in major decision-making situations.
• Privately admits to feeling that she is living life behind a glass wall.
• Often found at the center of policy decisions.
• Often found at center of the fray when action is required and advice is needed.
• Knows what is necessary to reach objectives and will never quit in her quest.
• Watches others’ actions and than jumps into the group and ends up leading it.
• A keen, intuitive observer and insightful about what’s going on.
• When the time is ”right,” she will not hesitate to speak up and speak out.
• Will notice quickly those who agree and those who don’t and will log data away for later use.
• Can choose to be the center of attention showing power.
• Has superior skills and outstanding organizational abilities.
• Charismatic leader, calm under fire and polarizing personality.
Comments About This Candidate:
General impression: trustworthy, competent and effective candidate, coming across as very focused and straightforward. Dodd seemed committed to his observations, aggressive and even angry at times but trustworthy and competent.
Symbolic Level:
SL-1 shock
SL-2 anger
SL-3 control by swallowing down
1) Trustworthy: yes
2) Reaction to pressure and stress: aggressive
3) Communication Style: focused and straightforward
4) Competitive Style: committed
5) Leadership Style: aggressive (anger), distrustful, committed to his observations
PERSONALITY CHARACTERISTICS
An underestimated person, striving to be heard but could add much to a discussion.
• A “witness” who does not take part in ongoing events
• A powerful person when it comes to facts, data and people
• A long term critical player in major decision-making situations
• Privately admits to feeling living life behind a glass wall
• Able to see but limited in his ability to fully act on what he sees
• Often found at the center of policy decisions with sound input
• Often found at center of the fray when action is required for many years
• Knows what is necessary to obtain objectives
• Watches others actions rather than leading the group
• A keen observer and insightful about what’s going on
• When the time is ”right,” will not hesitate to speak up, but sometimes too late
• Will notice quickly those who agree and those who don’t
• Can choose to be the center of attention showing power
• For years he has skills and outstanding organizational abilities
• Charismatic Leader, calm under fire when he is pushes himself
Comments About This Candidate:
General impression: he showed self-doubt, which called into question his trustworthiness. He seemed to use seduction as a strategy, but this could create distrust. His high-anxiety level made him ultimately come across as less powerful.
Symbolic Level:
SL-1 disbelief
SL-2 anger
SL-3 control
1) Trustworthy: self-doubt influences his trustworthiness
2) Communication Style: seduction as strategy, distrust
3) Leadership Style: ultimately he comes across with less power
PERSONALITY CHARACTERISTICS
A would-be wolf trapped in lambs clothing
• Frustrated person regarding power, people and position.
• When it comes to power, he longs to express it but feels unable to make real contact with his basic energy.
• He may feel strong but his core is weak, and deep down inside he knows this but works hard to overcome this fact.
• His Southern charm and youthful good looks has always been a double-edged sword.
• He is a very trustworthy person as he understands the rules of the game and will follow a leader that he feels has the power to carry out that which he sees as appropriate but is unable to do himself.
• As a leader, his basic distrust of his own power makes him a reluctant leader who distrusts his ability to lead; this is an unconscious struggle.
• In a crisis, he is the person holding firmly to the position “yes-but, maybe, could be, if only you…”
• He is a kind of daydreamer with rather unpleasant dreams most of the time.
• When he does express his aggression, it will tend to be verbally cutting and express reluctantly in a passive way.
• In general, this person is trapped in his own quicksand and is reluctant to reach out for help as his experience has shown him that most people are uninterested or not there for him.
• He is much more than he seems and is having trouble letting the world know who he really is and what he really feels.
Comments About This Candidate
General impression: He presented self-doubt, which makes him seem less than trustworthy. This poor presentation of his power came across as self-doubt and even passive-aggressive. He had a poor "sense of direction" as well.
Symbolic Level:
SL-1 denial
SL-2 sadness
SL-3 distrust and cynicism
1) Trustworthy: yes
2) Reaction to pressure and stress: he was “interruptible”
3) Communication Style: he did not invite himself to the game
4) Competitive Style: denial of self and others
5) Leadership Style: poor sense of direction
6) “Response-ability”: retentive
PERSONALITY CHARACTERISTICS
A nice guy who needs a few weeks in “the gorilla cage” to define himself and find his power.
• Feeling of powerlessness, retracted with repressed anger capable of surfacing unexpectedly.
• Aggressive. This has the effect of causing others around him to feel insecure about confronting this person.
• He is present but in an insecure or tentative manner.
• He is seen as having potential power, which by definition, is unexpressed.
• It’s one foot on the brake and one on the accelerator.
• With regard to his leadership capacity, his skills are, of course, poorly developed; however, if developed he is unclear about the direction in which they should be expressed.
• He is a person who is present in actions and aware of his behavior.
• He gives the impression of a person who could do things successfully if only he would take action. This behavior can cause those around him to feel frustrated due to his inability to take action and live up to their perception of his capability.
• Presents the tone of potential power, causing those close to him frustration about his failure to act on his own capacities.
• Trustworthy but with a feeling of resentment toward those able to act on their potentials. He tends to be somewhat dependent on those seen as possessing the traits he lacks such as decisiveness and clarity. In that sense, he is somewhat dependent.
• He may be seen as a giver who does not trust the receivers of his gifts.
• Has identity problems but with more frustration as a result of his awareness.
• A very nice guy; perhaps that is weakness.
• A man with a message but with difficulty finding people to hear it.
Comments About This Candidate:
General impression: he came across as trustworthy but not as effective as necessary. He seemed vulnerable to criticism, aggressive and even intellectualized with a high anxiety level.
Symbolic Level:
SL-1 pain
SL-2 anger/sadness
SL-3 control by intellectualization
1) Trustworthy: trustworthy but not as effective
2) Reaction to pressure and stress: high anxiety level
3) Communication Style: power to influence
4) Competitive Style: vulnerable to criticism
5) Leadership Style: aggressive and intellectualized
6) “Response-ability”: yes
PERSONALITY CHARACTERISTICS
An old-fashion newcomer determined to bring back basics in a new way.
• Intense but not a convincing leader
• Focused and determined
• Distrusting
• Relentless “terrier like” questioner
• Power to influence
• Persuasive
• Attracted to power
• Comfortable in leadership positions
• Trustworthy
• Self-assured
• Calm in crises
• Revels in controversy
• Arrogant
• Tough
• Strong
• Determined
• Self-concept “winner”
• Often hostile
• History of risk-taking
• Intelligent and education
• Quintessential leader
• Appealing to his roots and planting new seeds
Comments About This Candidate:
General impression: He is a very trustworthy, people-oriented individual who basically 'lives his values.' He is easily perceived as both powerful and caring as well as effective and efficient, which are strong combinations. Regarding Richardson's individual leadership style, he presents himself as a trustworthy team player and co-worker as well as delegator. In fact, Richardson might be a man far too gentle to walk amongst the wolves of presidential politics and international relations.
Symbolic Level:
SL-1 shock
SL-2 anger (out)
SL-3 control by swallowing down
1) Trustworthy: very trustworthy (living his values)
2) Reaction to pressure and stress: fine
3) Communication Style: caring, powerful
4) Competitive Style: effective and efficient
5) Leadership Style: good co-worker/delegator/people oriented
6) “Response-ability”: yes
PERSONALITY CHARACTERISTICS
A “gentle warrior” in the Hubert Humphrey fashion.
• When he feels anger, he is reluctant to show it.
• He is unclear about the origin of his anger and is therefore reluctant to express it toward others.
• His general tendency is to give “yes, but…” messages.
• He is a person with power but he is reluctant to show it to others. He makes a presentation of tentativeness and has poor posture as a result of the ambivalence he has toward his feelings about the world in which he lives.
• This person, when in a leadership position, has power but is blocked in giving it full expression.
• He is trustworthy, but at the same time, he does not trust his capacity to always deliver on the expectations placed upon him.
• He is distrusting of the use of power by others. In a relationship, he is a giver who is always looking for reassurance.
• He regularly proves to be better than he thinks he is.
• He may experience headaches as a result of the tension he experiences about his general inability to make decisions.
• He can be present when he sees it as necessary; however, he is often in a trance, reflecting on what he sees as the “big picture”.
• He presents a strong but undeveloped physical image and is basically “OK” with this.
• He approaches the world with a “definite maybe” and suffers all the problems that go with this lifestyle.
• He is a natural negotiator.
• He thinks of alternatives, feels compassion and provides creative solutions in crisis.
• In some ways, he is a man too gentle to work among “wolf like” politicians.