I don't think its shallow; in fact I think it's a rational way to aggregate choices about policy when you don't have time (which just about nobody does, myself included), to add up the effects of all of their policies and apply it to yourself.
There's definitely separate value to things like leadership and moral righteousness for other reasons, I just meant that character is also a valuable heuristic when it comes to material interests
But is it shallow to interrogate the character and leadership of a candidate? That seems very valuable to me.
I don't think its shallow; in fact I think it's a rational way to aggregate choices about policy when you don't have time (which just about nobody does, myself included), to add up the effects of all of their policies and apply it to yourself.
There's definitely separate value to things like leadership and moral righteousness for other reasons, I just meant that character is also a valuable heuristic when it comes to material interests