His mastery of elocution allowed him to get away with the fact that he did not answer the question. The answer he gave was tangential to the topic.
He used simply colloquial language, the reason being he wanted to be clear about what he wanted to say, so that everyone could understand what he had to say and interpret the message in their own light.
His opponent however, being from a wealthy family was grandiloquent to say the least. This as a result put off the majority of the listeners and helped the first candidate win the election.
In his acceptance speech, he was laconic, unable to express the joy of winning. He did not even have a policy planned out properly, yet his expressions were what had got him there.
And that is the fatal flaw of democracy. The majority of people are easily swayed, and the candidates are not scrutinized to the maximum possible extent.
Pontifical, it may be, but what the noble house’s candidate had to say had actual meaning. He wanted to expand the water-way so that both the southern and western territories would have access to clean water and also an important trade route would be established that would in theory lead to great prosperity for the region. However, what he had to say was also verbose, and lost the attention of the majority.
Ineffable was his sadness, having so many good intentions and wishes, he was unable to convey what he most ardently wanted: peace and prosperity. Whereas, the other candidate resorted to circumlocution; always rambling on about the greatness of the nation and what he would do to beautify the region, having total disregard for the issues that actually mattered.
None the less, the famed system of democracy, led to another candidate that won through demagogy, but in honest truth lacked the ability to carry on the mantle of the Kage.
Some may view this as an anecdote of how the poor won over the rich, but in truth it was a defeat of common sense.
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