What makes a politician unbearable to the citizens he or she was elected to represent? In American politics, we can disagree about seemingly anything and everything, but we, the voters, can all agree that when politicians consistently display certain ugly qualities, they're pretty much guaranteed to frustrate everyone.
This list compiles the worst characteristics in elected officials. We're not talking about specific political positions that might be different from your own. We're not talking about criminality or corruption. We're talking about foibles, tendencies, and character flaws that are obnoxious in anyone you know personally, but that are downright infuriating in politicians, whether they're arrogant, dishonest, humorless, or narcissistic.
So we're here to list the political character traits that really get under your skin. This is a non-partisan compilation of the most annoying character traits in politicians, from your local city council all the way to the top. If there are any unpleasant qualities we missed, don't hesitate to add it to the list!
list ordered by
1
71 3
Hypocritical
2
53 6
Fake
3
53 7
Deceitful
4
61 10
Arrogant
5
51 9
Entitled
6
46 8
Narrow-minded
7
48 9
Narcissistic
8
44 10
Careless
9
42 9
Prejudiced
10
43 11
Uncooperative
11
37 11
Wishy-washy
12
36 12
Unprepared
13
32 9
Duplicitous
14
33 10
Heartless
15
36 13
Lazy
16
33 12
Vain
17
33 14
Childish
18
27 12
Ruthless
19
31 16
Cheater
20
16 3
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21
22 9
Wimpy
22
21 10
Compulsive
23
22 11
Dispassionate
24
30 19
Combative
25
25 16
Touchy
not on the list? add item #37
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